Master of 1499
Illustration — Portrait of Abbot Christiaan de Hondt, oil on panel, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp. Right wing of a diptych; the left wing is a copy after Van Eyck's Madonna in the Church The Master of 1499, sometimes called the Bruges Master of 1499, was a Flemish painter active at the end of the fifteenth century, known from four paintings, all closely related to earlier works by others, and one dated "1499". It appears likely that he was from Ghent and not from Bruges, his name notwithstanding.
Also recorded as Master Of 1499 · Bruges Master of 1499 · Brügger Meister von 1499 · Pseudo-Perréal
Master of 1499
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- Born
- 1500
- Died
- 1600
- Nationality
- Southern Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter
- Movements
- Early Netherlandish painting
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Portrait of Abbot Christiaan de Hondt, oil on panel, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp. Right wing of a diptych; the left wing is a copy after Van Eyck's Madonna in the Church The Master of 1499, sometimes called the Bruges Master of 1499, was a Flemish painter active at the end of the fifteenth century, known from four paintings, all closely related to earlier works by others, and one dated "1499". It appears likely that he was from Ghent and not from Bruges, his name notwithstanding.
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He copied the style of Hugo van der Goes, and his name is derived from a diptych he painted for Christian de Hondt, dated to 1499 and preserved in Antwerp, in the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten; in this painting he copies the work of Jan van Eyck. His output also includes a Madonna and Child with Four Saints, now in Richmond, Virginia; a Coronation of the Virgin in the Royal Collection; a diptych of the Annunciation in Berlin; and a Holy Family with Angels in Antwerp.
The recorded working language is Dutch. The authority associates the name with Early Netherlandish painting. Places of work recorded in the authority are Bruges. Work by Master of 1499 is recorded in the collections of Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK).
Diptiek van Christiaan de Hondt, abt van Ter Duinen - Brugse Meester van 1499 - Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen
Master of 1499
Diptiek van Christiaan de Hondt, abt van Ter Duinen - Brugse Meester van 1499 - Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen
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1499
Master of 1499 was born on 1 January 1470.
1499
Master of 1499 died on 1 January 1499.
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Master of 1499 is recorded as a citizen of Southern Netherlands.
1499
Master of 1499 is recorded with the occupation painter.
1499
Master of 1499 worked at Bruges.
1499
Master of 1499 is also recorded as Master Of 1499; Bruges Master of 1499; Brügger Meister von 1499; Pseudo-Perréal; Pseudo-Perreal.
1499
Master of 1499 is associated with Early Netherlandish painting.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Master Of 1499, Bruges Master of 1499, Brügger Meister von 1499, Pseudo-Perréal and Pseudo-Perreal. His recorded language was Dutch. Associated with Early Netherlandish painting. Connected to 1 other published record in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)
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