The home of painter Michel Sittow since his return from service at the Spanish court (1517 or 1518) until his death in 1525. From 1479, it was owned by his father, painter Clawes van der Sittow. Michel Sittow's lawsuit to regain ownership of his parents' house inspired Jaan Kross to write the short story 'Four Monologues in the Case of St. George'. The painter's widow Dorothie (died in 1543) was an energetic woman who outlived three more husbands. The central building, the largest of the three-part house, and the gatehouse on the left, have predominantly kept the walls and room plan from the Middle Ages. The right-hand part of the house was modernised more thoroughly in the 17th century. During the Northern War, the property went over to the von Tiesenhausen family, who ordered some reconstruction works. After the construction of an additional storey in the 1930s, the facade completely lost the appearance of medieval gabled houses. The building has a memorial plate for Michel Sittow (Jaak Soans, 1982). The most recent renovation was completed in 2004.

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