Master of the Munich Legenda Aurea

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The master of the Munich Legenda aurea (sometimes also Master of the Golden Legend ) is a miniature painter who worked in medieval Paris from 1430 to 1440. Since his name remains unknown, he was given an emergency name after the more than 200 miniatures that illustrate a manuscript (BSB Cod. Gall. 3) that is now in the Bavarian State Library in Munich. These are images from the “Legende de nos seigneurs les Saincts du Paradis”, a French translation of the Legenda Aurea .

The style of the master is characterized e.g. B. by using lines to highlight facial expressions. In addition to the Munich Legenda aurea, this style can be found in other miniatures assigned to this master, but also mainly in the works of his students.

It is possible that the master of the Munich Legenda Aurea can establish a relationship with the Bedford master and the master of Dunois , who were both flourishing as illuminators in Paris at the time .

literature

  • Master of the Munich Golden Legend . In: J. Turner (Ed.): The Grove Dictionary of Art . Oxford University Press 1996 (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ see BSB Cod. Gall. 3 in the Munich Digitization Center (MDZ) of the Bavarian State Library, accessed on August 31, 2009
  2. ^ Archbishop's Diocesan Museum in Cologne: Ars vivendi Ars moriendi. The art of living The art of dying. The Renate König manuscript collection . Exhibition catalog Archbishop's Diocesan Museum Cologne, December 15, 2001-22. May 2002, Munich 2001, pp. 174-180
personal data
SURNAME Master of the Munich Legenda aurea
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Master of the Legenda aurea; Master of the Munich Golden Legend
BRIEF DESCRIPTION medieval miniature painter
DATE OF BIRTH before 1430
DATE OF DEATH uncertain: after 1440