Master of Vyšší Brod

The Master of Vyšší Brod (also known as the Master of Hohenfurth, from the

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name for the town of

Vyšší Brod Vyšší Brod (; german: Hohenfurth) is a town in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants. It is the southernmost municipality in the Czech Republic. Vyšší Brod Monastery, an i ...

) was an anonymous Bohemian painter active around 1350. It seems likely that he was from

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originally; an altarpiece for the

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of Vyšší Brod, from which his name is derived, may still be seen in Prague. Datable to around 1350, the painting, whose panels are now disbanded, depicts the ''Infancy of Christ'' along with scenes from the Passion. It may be seen in the Convent of St. Agnes branch of the

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. The scenes depicting the Annunciation, the Nativity, the

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and the

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are ascribed to the Master's hand, while other portions are believed to be the product of his

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. A number of other paintings, including the ''Madonna of Kladsko'', the ''Kaufman Crucifixion'' (both of which are held in

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), the ''Madonna of Vysehrad'', and the '' Madonna of Veveri'', have been assigned to the Master on the basis of style. 14th-century deaths Vyssi Brod, Master of Czech painters Gothic painters Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{CzechRepublic-painter-stub