May 2008
Ulrich Loth
For the first time, an exhibition will be dedicated to Ulrich Loth (1599–1662)—a forgotten Munich painter and one of the masters of early baroque painting in the 17th century. Loth was a student of Peter Candid and court painter for Elector Maximilian I.
To complete his education, Loth went to Italy for four years, and returned in 1623 to be the first successor of Caravaggio in Germany, thereby establishing an artistic reorientation at the Munich royal court. From May 8
through September 7, the Alte Pinakothek will present a retrospective of Loth’s art. Highlight of the exhibition “Ulrich Loth—Between Caravaggio and Rubens” will be the Isaak-Cycle, which the painter created in 1637 for the old Schleissheim castle. Split into parts by Napoleonic troops at the beginning of the 19th century, the whole picture cycle will be reunited after 200 years. Aside from the Alte Pinakothek, the churches
St. Peter, Heiliggeist and Frauenkirche will serve as satellite exhibition spaces, where important works of the painter will be on display as well. <<<
