Master of the Abbey of Coudewater
With master of the Abbey of Coudewater ( Dutch : Meester van Koudewater ) is a 1470 in Brabant in the late Middle Ages active carver called. A group of holy figures made of walnut wood that is now owned by the Reichsmuseum Amsterdam is assigned to him.
The master received his emergency name because the figures assigned to him come from the inventory of the abbey of Coudewater near Rosmalen in Brabant. This was first bought by private hands in 1875 after this monastery of the Birgit Order was dissolved, and then in 1883 it went to the Reichsmuseum. There it was recognized that nine figures, each approx. 92 cm in size, were made by a master who was then called master (of the abbey) of Coudewater .
Work (selection)
- Saint Barbara , around 1470. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum. BK-NM-1195
- Saint Catherina approx. 1470. Uden, Museum voor Religieuze Kunst.
- Saint Dorothea , approx. 1470. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum BK-NM-1213
- Saint John
- Saint Michael , around 1470. Uden, Museum voor Religieuze Kunst.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Master of the Abbey of Coudewater |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meester van Koudewater (Dutch) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | medieval picture carver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1470 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1470 |