Master of the Viennese Schotten Altar

Master of the Viennese Schotten Altar: Escape to Egypt (detail), around 1470

The master of the Viennese Schottenaltar or Viennese Schottenmeister was a late Gothic painter who was active in Austria around 1470 . Since his real name is unknown, he is named after the large winged altar that he created for the Schottenstift in Vienna , the so-called "Wiener Schottenaltar". The master is considered to be one of the most important Dutch or Upper Rhine influenced painters in Austria of his time. His influence is said to have extended far beyond the Vienna area via his students. So z. B. the " Mediasch Altar " in the Margaret Church of Mediasch and the " Biertan Altar " in the fortified church of Biertan in Transylvania come from his school.

The Viennese Schotten Altar

Master of the Viennese Schotten Altar: The Lamentation of Christ , around 1470

The master of the Viennese Schotten Altar created the Viennese Schotten Altar between 1469 and 1475. It was intended for the Gothic choir of the church of the Benedictine Abbey of Our Lady of the Scots, the Schottenstift in Vienna , which was renewed from 1446 to 1449 . The background landscapes of the pictures are an important time source because of their detailed and topographically correct depiction of Vienna and Krems . So is z. For example, on the scene of the Visitation one of the oldest depictions of a street in Vienna can be seen and in the background of the flight to Egypt the panorama of the city around 1470.

The large winged altar depicts the life of the Virgin Mary and the Passion . Of the original 24 parts, 21 panels have been preserved in the museum in the Schottenstift and in the Austrian Belvedere Gallery in Vienna. B .:

Visitation , museum in the Schottenstift
Nativity , Museum in the Schottenstift
Adoration of the Magi , Belvedere , Inv. No. 4855
Escape to Egypt , museum in the Schottenstift
Entry into Jerusalem , Museum in the Schottenstift
Crucifixion of Christ , Belvedere, Inv. No. 4975
Lamentation of Christ , Belvedere, Inv. No. 4854

literature

Fritz Grossmann : The Scots altar - position in the Viennese painting of the late Gothic . Dissertation University of Vienna 1930 (unprinted).
Ludwig Baldaß : Austrian panel painting of the late Gothic. 1400–1525, art-historical overview and catalog of the paintings . Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna 1934.
Achim Simon: Austrian panel painting of the late Gothic. The Dutch Influence in the 15th Century. Reimer, Berlin 2002.
Arthur Saliger: The Viennese Schottenmeister. Prestel, Munich / Berlin / London / New York 2005, ISBN 3-7913-3495-6 .
Martin Czernin (ed.): Museum in the Schottenstift. Art collection of the Benedictine Abbey of Our Lady of the Scots in Vienna. Vienna 2009, ISBN 3-902344-11-3 .

Web links

Entry on Master of the Viennese Schotten Altar in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Museum in the Schottenstift
View of the city of Krems , Schotten Altar in the database of the state's memory of the history of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
Works by the master of the Vienna Schottenaltar in: Digitales Belvedere (digital.belvedere.at)
Special stamp 'Christmas 1975' from November 28, 1975 with detail of the Scottish altar, at the Austrian Post

Individual evidence

↑ See e.g. B. Arthur Saliger: The Viennese Schottenmeister . Prestel, Munich 2005.
↑ cf. Fritz Grossmann: The Scots altar - position in the Viennese painting of the late Gothic . Dissertation Vienna 1930 (unprinted), see e.g. B. also A. Simon: Austrian panel painting of the late Gothic. The Dutch Influence in the 15th Century . Reimer, Berlin 2002.
↑ Otto Folberth: Gothic in Transylvania - The Master of the Mediasch Altar and His Time . Schroll, Vienna, Munich 1973, ISBN 3-7031-0358-2 .
^ Robert Suckale: The painter Johannes Siebenbürger (around 1440-1483) as a mediator of Nuremberg art to East Central Europe . In: Evelin Wetter (Ed.): The countries of the Bohemian Crown and their neighbors at the time of the Jagiellonian kings (1471 - 1526). Art - Culture - History, Studia Jagellonica Lipsiensia 2 . Ian Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2004, ISBN 978-3-7995-8402-9 , pp. 363-384 .
↑ cf. z. B .: C. Robl: The representation of Vienna on the Schotten altar. In: Verein für Geschichte und Sozialkunde (Ed.): Historische Sozialkunde , (2006), 4th self-published by the editor, 2006; P. Weninger: Lower Austria in old views. Residenz-Verlag, Vienna 1975, p. 308; G. Rath: The historical roof: development history, integration, restoration using the example of the city of Graz. Graz Old Town Association, 2005, p. 16.

personal data
SURNAME	Master of the Viennese Schotten Altar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Viennese Schottenmeister
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Late Gothic painter personality
DATE OF BIRTH	15th century
DATE OF DEATH	15th century or 16th century

[1] See e.g. B. Arthur Saliger: The Viennese Schottenmeister . Prestel, Munich 2005.

[2] . Fritz Grossmann: The Scots altar - position in the Viennese painting of the late Gothic . Dissertation Vienna 1930 (unprinted), see e.g. B. also A. Simon: Austrian panel painting of the late Gothic. The Dutch Influence in the 15th Century . Reimer, Berlin 2002.

[3] Otto Folberth: Gothic in Transylvania - The Master of the Mediasch Altar and His Time . Schroll, Vienna, Munich 1973, ISBN 3-7031-0358-2 .

[4] Robert Suckale: The painter Johannes Siebenbürger (around 1440-1483) as a mediator of Nuremberg art to East Central Europe . In: Evelin Wetter (Ed.): The countries of the Bohemian Crown and their neighbors at the time of the Jagiellonian kings (1471 - 1526). Art - Culture - History, Studia Jagellonica Lipsiensia 2 . Ian Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2004, ISBN 978-3-7995-8402-9 , pp. 363-384 .

[5] . z. B .: C. Robl: The representation of Vienna on the Schotten altar. In: Verein für Geschichte und Sozialkunde (Ed.): Historische Sozialkunde , (2006), 4th self-published by the editor, 2006; P. Weninger: Lower Austria in old views. Residenz-Verlag, Vienna 1975, p. 308; G. Rath: The historical roof: development history, integration, restoration using the example of the city of Graz. Graz Old Town Association, 2005, p. 16.