Master of Sankt Severin
The Master of Sankt Severin was a late Gothic painter who worked in Cologne in the Middle Ages until around 1520 . Since his real name is unknown, he is named after his cycle of 20 pictures with depictions from the Severin legend, which is still in Cologne's Severinskirche today.
style
With the master of the Aachen altar and the master of the (Cologne) Ursula legend , he is a representative of the late Cologne Gothic period and stands on the threshold of modern painting. He was one of the last important representatives of the late medieval painters who held on to the late Gothic traditions of the so-called Cologne School of Painting in the region until the second decade of the 16th century .
Works (selection)
- Cycle of 20 pictures with representations from the Severin legend . Cologne, St. Severin
- Saints Agatha and Cyprian and Saints Stephanus and Helena , altar wing of a former triptych. Cologne, St. Severin
- Passion series: Christ on the Mount of Olives . Munich, Alte Pinakothek
- Adoration of the Magi . Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum WRM 184
- Altarpiece of the Rosary Brotherhood (also Madonna with the Mantle). Cologne, St. Andreas
literature
- Harald Brockmann: The late period of the Cologne painting school. The master of St. Severin and the master of the Ursula legend (= research on the history of art in Western Europe, Volume 6). Kurt Schroeder, 1924
- Frank Günter Zehnder : Gothic painting in Cologne. Altkölner pictures from 1300-1550 , 2nd edition 1993.
Web links
Commons : Meister von St. Severin - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Master of Sankt Severin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter of the late Gothic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 16th Century |