Master of the portraits of princes

Engelbert II, Count of Nassau, around 1500. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum

Louis of Bruges, around 1500. Groeninge Museum, Bruges

As a master of of princes one is Flemish painter called that or maybe a bit earlier in 1490 in Brussels worked or environment. The old Dutch artist, who is not known by name, got his emergency name based on the portrait of Engelbert II , Count of Nassau, which he created. Various other portraits of high-ranking people were attributed to the master, although some attribution is controversial in art history.

Works (selection)

Engelbert II, Count of Nassau, Lord of Breda . (Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum SK-A-3140)

Next the master of the portraits of princes z. B. attributed the following portraits:

Louis of Bruges . (Groeninge Museum, Bruges)
Adolf von Cleve and von der Mark, Herr zu Ravenstein and Wynnendael . (Berlin State Museums)

Furthermore, the picture The Miracles of Christ (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne) is attributed to the master .

identification

Attempts were made to equate the master of the portraits of princes with the master of the Magdalene legend , but this was not successful. Also suggestions to equate the master with other artists whose names are known such. B. one of the brothers Jacob or Lieven van Laethem, traceable between 1493 and 1522, are controversial.

literature

Max J. Friedländer : The old Dutch painting. Volume 4: Hugo van der Goes. Berlin 1926/1934.
Master of the portraits of princes . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 37 : Master with emergency names and monogramists . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1950, p. 109 .
R. Grosshans: Two portraits of Adolfs von Cleve and von der Mark, Herr zu Ravenstein and Wynnendael (1425–1492). In: Berlin museums. Volume 22.1, 1972.

Web links

Commons : Master of the Portraits of Princes - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Engelbert II. Painting by the master of the portraits of princes in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (rijksmuseum.nl, English description)

Individual evidence

↑ Max J. Friedländer : The old Dutch painting. Volume 4: Hugo van der Goes. Berlin 1926/1934.
↑ Master of the Legend of St Mary Magdalene. In: The Concise Grove Dictionary of Art. Oxford 2002 (English).

personal data
SURNAME	Master of the portraits of princes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Flemish painter
DATE OF BIRTH	before 1490
DATE OF DEATH	after 1490

[1] Max J. Friedländer : The old Dutch painting. Volume 4: Hugo van der Goes. Berlin 1926/1934.

[2] Master of the Legend of St Mary Magdalene. In: The Concise Grove Dictionary of Art. Oxford 2002 (English).