Master of the Prenzlauer high altar
Master of the Prenzlauer high altar
- Born
- 1450
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- sculptor · painter
- Languages
- German
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Prenzlau high altar in modern times
The carved altar, made in Lübeck, partially survived the Great Fire of Prenzlau in 1945 because it had been walled in a tower as a precautionary measure. It stands again in the then burnt down and after 1970 rebuilt Brick Gothic Marienkirche. However, the carved figures of the altar were stolen in 1991. Some of them were recovered in Lübeck shortly afterwards.
The master or masters?
Art scholars suspect that the carver and the painter of the altar were different persons. In terms of image carving, the altar differs from works by the Lübeck artists Claus Berg or Benedikt Dreyer, who were otherwise close to it. The Laurentius Altar of the Brotherhood of Brewers' Servants of 1522 in the St. Anne's Museum Quarter, Lübeck is also attributed to this carver. The painting, on the other hand, falls short of quality; in connection with a classification, the Master of the Bützow Altarpiece, also unknown by name, is more frequently mentioned.
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Life and career
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1450
Master of the Prenzlauer high altar born.
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- 1.Gerhard Lehrke. Der Kirchenklau von Prenzlau. Pressespiegel. Förderkreis Alte-Kirchen Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. 13 April 2019.
- 2.Meister des Prenzlauer Hochaltars. In Hans Vollmer (ed.): Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. Volume 37: Masters with notational names and monogramists. E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1950, (two entries, one for the carver, one for the painter).
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