Master of Lourinhã

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Master of Lourinhã : John the Baptist in the wasteland, Portugal around 1515, Museu da Santa Casa da Misericórdia, Lourinhã, Portugal

The Master of Lourinhã ( Port. Mestre da Lourinhã) is an unknown Portuguese painter at the beginning of the 16th century.

Naming

The master of Lourinhã got his emergency name after his pictures, which can be found today in the Santa Casa da Misericórdia in Lourinhã near Lisbon.

Style and meaning

At the beginning of the 16th century, Portugal experienced an economic and cultural boom under King Manuel I , sometimes referred to as the golden Manueline age . The paintings of the Master of Lourinhã are considered to be among the best examples of painting in Portugal during the early Renaissance period. They are a significant example of Portuguese painting influenced by the Flemish painting of their time.

The master of Lourinhã belongs to the so-called Luso-Flemish school of painting. This grouping includes Flemish painters from the 15th and 16th centuries who worked in the history of art in Portugal, including the Hieronymite monk Frei Carlos, who worked near Lisbon near Évora , as well as those of the aesthetic and technical innovations of Flemish painting of their time inspired Portuguese painters such as Francisco Henriques and their successors.

Works (selection)

  • John the Baptist in the wasteland . Museu da Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Lourinhã
  • Apostle John on the island of Patmos . Museu da Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Lourinhã
  • Sending out the apostles John and James . Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga. Lisbon
  • James and the magician Hermogenes . Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon
  • Saint James with an Augustinian nun . (Attribution) privately owned

Illustrations

  • Master of Lourinhã : John the Baptist in the wasteland

  • Master of Lourinhã : Apostle John on the island of Patmos

  • Master of Lourinhã : sending out the apostles John and James.

  • Master of Lourinhã : James and the magician Hermogenes

  • Master of Lourinhã : Saint Jacob with an Augustinian nun

literature

  • Luís Reis-Santos: O Mestre da Lourinha (Nova colecção de arte portuguesa). Lisbon 1963
  • Pedro Flor: Mestre da Lourinhã a Christie's . APHA (Associação Portuguesa de Historiadores da Arte) Newsletter 2009/1 p. 8
  • Manuel Batoréo: Pintura Portuguesa do Renascimento - O Mestre da Lourinhã . Lisbon 2004

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Christie's auction house, sale 2175 Old Masters and 19th Century Art, June 2009, New York, lot 8
personal data
SURNAME Master of Lourinhã
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mestre da Lourinhã
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese Renaissance painter
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH 16th Century