Master of the Twelve Apostles

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As the master of the twelve apostles , a Cologne painter of the Gothic period was described in art history . The artist of the late 15th century, unknown by name, got his emergency name after a work that is now in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. It depicts twelve apostles and John the Baptist. Today, however, the master is usually equated with the master of the Lyversberg Passion and the picture of the apostle and works previously ascribed to him are attributed to this painter, who is also unknown by name, or at least referred to as being from his school. Thus, for a master of the twelve apostles, no independent artistic personality has prevailed.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Master of the Twelve Apostles . In: HW Singer, HA Müller (Hrsg.): General artist lexicon. Lives and works of the most famous visual artists , 3rd volume. Frankfurt am Main 1921
personal data
SURNAME Master of the Twelve Apostles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German late Gothic painter in Cologne
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH 15th century or 16th century