MASTER of Hohenfurth


MASTER of Hohenfurth

Artist

(active 1350-70 in Prague)

Details

Master of Hohenfurth (or of Vyssi Brod), Bohemian painter, so called after his main work, a large altarpiece with scenes from the life of Christ (National Gallery, Prague, c.1350) painted for the monastery of Vyssi Brod (Hohenfurth). These panels show the beginnings of the Bohemian variant of International Gothic. Another important painting from his workship, a Death of the Virgin, is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. //


Category Artists
Artists by letter M
Artist nationality Bohemian