Master of the Figdor Deposition (1480–1500), was an Early Netherlandish painter.
Biography
He was named by
Max J. Friedlander after the Austrian banker and art collector Albert Figdor for an altarpiece painting he owned and which was displayed in the
Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, but which was destroyed in 1945 during World War II.
[ Master of the Figdor Deposition]
in the RKD This artist is sometimes also called the Master of the Martyrdom of St. Lucy after the backside of the destroyed altarpiece, which is in the collection of the
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. On stylistic grounds the painter has been called "Pseudo-Geertgen" or the pupil of
Geertgen tot Sint Jans and was probably active in Haarlem.
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For the similarity of the alternate name, this artist is sometimes confused with the Flemish ]Master of the Legend of Saint Lucy
Master of the Legend of Saint Lucy ( fl. 1480–1510) was an unidentified Early Netherlandish painter from Bruges. His name comes from an altarpiece in the church of Saint James in Bruges, dated 1480, depicting three scenes from the life of Sai ...
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References
Master of the Figdor Deposition
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1480 births
1500 deaths
Early Netherlandish painters
Painters from Haarlem
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