Master of Dilighem Abbey

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Master of Dilighem Abbey (Master of 1518): Christ in the house of the Pharisee Simon , 16th century

The painter of a triptych from the beginning of the 16th century depicting Christ in the house of the Pharisee Simon is described as the master of Dilighem Abbey . The emergency name of the artist who is not known by name comes from the place of origin of the picture, which comes from the Abbey of Dilighem ( nl. Dieleghem) near Brussels .

The picture of Simon is now in the Musée d'Art ancien / Museum voor Oude Kunst in Brussels . Under the name of the master of Dilighem Abbey, another picture by this painter is kept in the art collection of the English royal family , the vocation of Matthew ; it was a gift to Charles II.

Today, according to the opinion of experts, the painter of the picture from Dilighem Abbey is equated with the master of 1518 , a painter from the Antwerp Mannerists in the vicinity of the Antwerp St. Luke Guild. According to the discussion about the identity of this painter, who is also unknown by name, the master of Dilighem Abbey could be identical to Jan van Dornicke .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique / Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België (ed.): Catalog Inventaire de las Peinture Ancienne . Brussels 1984, p. 354 (Inv. No. 329)
  2. ^ L. Campbell: The early Flemish Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen . Cambridge 1985.

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