Master of 1518

As a master of 1518 unnamed Flemish artist is called, has the Annunciation of the Antwerp altarpiece painted in the Marienkirche in Lübeck. The to-find in the Marientidenkapelle double-leaf and inside carved altar shows in closed state of this proclamation image of the Master. At the altar of the year can be found in 1518, after which the painter received his Notnamen. The further unsigned plant in Lübeck 1522 donated by the merchant Johann Bone for the chapel.

In addition to the image in Lübeck Master 1518 are assigned by Style Compare other works. He and his works are also associated with different names such as Jan van Dornicke Jan Mertens or Jan Gossaert. Pieter Coecke Also called. Thus, some of his paintings may be assigned to a workshop employees of these artists. It is commonly believed that the Master 1518 is identical to the master of the Abbey of Dilighem.

The Master of 1518 is assigned to the Antwerp Mannerist painter, an art historical grouping of members of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke at the beginning of the 16th century. His paintings usually show religious scenes in which even Gothic figures are depicted in a spectacular Renaissance architecture. Entuell the master for some images woodcuts by Dürer used as templates. In addition to the typical also for other Antwerp Mannerist realistic and lively narrative style of the figures often shown in rich dress, the work of the Master of 1518 is characterized by a particularly vivid coloring and a special sense of delicate patterning of the image content.