Karl Schutz

After completing his studies of art history and archaeology at the University of Vienna, Karl Schutz joined the staff of the Gemaldegalerie of the city's Kunsthistorisches Museum, serving from 1972 as a curator and from 1990 to 2011 as its director. His particular scholarly interests include Netherlandish and Flemish painting, early-16th-century German painting, courtly portraiture, and the history of the Gemaldegalerie collection.

After completing his studies of art history and archaeology at the University of Vienna, Karl Schutz joined the staff of the Gemaldegalerie of the city's Kunsthistorisches Museum, serving from 1972 as a curator and from 1990 to 2011 as its director. His particular scholarly interests include Netherlandish and Flemish painting, early-16th-century German painting, courtly portraiture, and the history of the Gemaldegalerie collection. See less