Master of 1518

Master of 1518
Field	Painting
Training	Stylistic school of Antwerp Mannerism
Movement	Mannerism
Works	The Life of the Virgin in St. Mary's Church in Lübeck German

The Presentation of the Christ Child in the Temple
Master of 1518
Oil on panel
private coll.

The Master of 1518 is a Flemish painter belonging to the stylistic school of Antwerp Mannerism. A group of unsigned paintings is attributed to this artist on stylistic grounds, and his name is derived from the date inscribed on the painted wings of a carved wooden altarpiece of the Life of the Virgin in St. Mary's Church in Lübeck German. Although this artist’s identity is not known with certainty, some scholars believe that the Master of 1518 was either Jan Mertens the Younger or Jan van Dornicke, or that all three were the same person. His paintings are primarily crowded depictions of religious scenes combining Gothic and Renaissance styles. He frequently incorporated elaborate clothing and architectural ruins.

The Adoration of the Magi
Master of 1518
Oil on panel
Honolulu Academy of Arts

References

• Friedländer, Max J. Early Netherlandish Painting, Trans. Heinz Norden. New York: Praeger, 1967-1976, 11:29-33

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Name	1518, Master Of
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