MASTER of the St. Bartholomew Altar Crucifixion Altarpiece
new21/MASTER of the St. Bartholomew Altar-525746.jpg 1495-1501 Oak, 107 x 80 cm (each wing) Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne These are early examples of grisaille painting in Cologne. The altarpiece was donated by Dr Peter Rinck for the rood screen of the Carthusian church of St Barbara between 1495 and 1501.Artist:MASTER of the St. Bartholomew Altar Title: Crucifixion Altarpiece (exterior of the wings) Painted in 1451-1500 , German - - painting : religious
MASTER of the St. Bartholomew Altar The Holy Family
new21/MASTER of the St. Bartholomew Altar-389436.jpg 1470s Tempera on oak panel, 30,5 x 23 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest The small-size panel obviously intended not for any church but for private devotions in the intimate milieu of a sitting-room is much like a miniature, offering to give pleasure when contemplated at close quarters. The waves of the hair - that of the Virgin undulating softly, that of Joseph more roughly in an elderly manner, the rich golden locks of the Child curling into ringlets - the objects arranged in the foreground to recall a still-life, the carefully delineated veins of the marble balustrade, all evidence this attitude. The faces, particularly that of the Virgin, are definitely of the Dutch type. The colours are gentle, melting into unassuming harmony, the forms are tranquil. The background recalling a goldsmith's work, decorated with pearls and precious stones, greatly contributes to this closed character. Apparently the picture is one of the artist's earliest works, from a youthful period, when the Baroque forms, which later became a fundamental trait of his art, had not yet become dominant.Artist:MASTER of the St. Bartholomew Altar Title: The Holy Family Painted in 1451-1500 , German - - painting : religious
MASTER of the St. Bartholomew Altar Virgin and Child
new21/MASTER of the St. Bartholomew Altar-635526.jpg 1510s Panel, 30 x 20,3 cm Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne This painting shows the characteristics of the school of Cologne: oval face, long nose, high forehead and an overall delicate grace.Artist:MASTER of the St. Bartholomew Altar Title: Virgin and Child Painted in 1451-1500 , German - - painting : religious