Master of the Divisio Apostolorum
As a master of Divisio Apostolorum or master of (Admont) apostles farewell is a medieval designated painter who in the late 15th century in the Steiermark worked. The artist, who is not known by name, received his emergency name from his picture, which depicts the Diviso Apostolorum, the apostles' farewell. The painting, dated 1494, originally came from the Admont Benedictine Abbey in Austria and is now in the National Gallery in Dublin , Ireland.
style
The style of the Master of the Divisio Apostolorum shows the influence of Dutch, Franconian and Salzburg painters on the painting of Styria of his time as well as the influence of the Master of the Viennese Schotten Altar and Martin Schongauer's works on the master’s compositions.
Motif of the apostles' farewell
The apostles' farewell ( lat. Divisio apostolorum) represents the farewell of the apostles by the risen Christ , in which the beginning of the mission and its preaching mandate is represented in this motif of Christian art .
Works (selection)
- Diviso Apostolorum, National Gallery Dublin
- Maria with the 14 helpers in need, Landesmuseum Graz
- Scenes from the life of Mary, Belvedere Vienna
Some experts see a relationship between a picture of Martin (Szent Márton) from around 1490 in the National Gallery in Prague and the style of the master of the Divisio Apostolorum.
Individual evidence
- ^ Lempertz Cologne: Auction Steinmetz Collection. Old Master Paintings from the 15th and 16th C., May 2010, Cologne Los 1520
- ^ Sven Lüken: The Annunciation to Maria in the 15th and early 16th centuries: historical and art-historical studies Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2000
- ↑ Szent Márton, picture description at hektar.Projekt [1] , accessed June 2010 (English or Hungarian)
Web links
- MASTER OF THE DIVISIO APOSTOLORUM at Digitales Belvedere