Master of the Hallein Altar

Master of the Hallein Altar: Madonna in Ear Dress, Salzburg, 15th century

As masters of the Hallein altar one is Gothic painter named. The medieval artist who worked in the Salzburg area got his emergency name from the small winged altar he created around 1440 , which was located in the chapel of the former leper house in Hallein . Today the work is in Salzburg in the Salzburg Museum . A few other works should also come from his hand.

Alternative names

The master of the Hallein altar is also known as the master of the Hallein Leprosenhaus triptych .

style

The master of the Hallein Altar is an example of the transition from the Soft Style in painting in the region to work influenced by Dutch painters. Stylistically, he is very close to the master of running . Some works, such as a panel in Graz, are alternatively listed under the names of both masters.

literature

Otto Fischer : The old German painting in Salzburg (= cultural history monographs 12, ZDB -ID 520136-6 ). Hiersemann, Leipzig 1908, p. 51f.
Albin Rohrmoser: Master of the Halleiner Leprosenhaus Triptych. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-428-00197-4 , p. 714 ( digitized version ).

Individual evidence

↑ Barbara Baert: A Heritage of Holy Wood. The Legend of the True Cross in Text and Image (= Cultures, Beliefs, and Traditions. Vol. 22). Brill, Leiden et al. 2004, ISBN 90-04-13944-3 , p. 260.

[1] Barbara Baert: A Heritage of Holy Wood. The Legend of the True Cross in Text and Image (= Cultures, Beliefs, and Traditions. Vol. 22). Brill, Leiden et al. 2004, ISBN 90-04-13944-3 , p. 260.