Master of the Virgo inter Virgines

With Master of the Virgo inter virgines a Dutch painter of the Late Gothic style is referred to, the end of the 15th century probably worked in Delft and other environment such as Amsterdam and Zwolle. He received this Behelfsnamen after he created image Madonna between four holy women (Latin for " Virgo inter virgines "). Very little is known about the painter himself, but could not be assigned to him by the typical expression of the faces that it represents more pictures that show a typical for its time, "Passion piety ".

As an indication of its Schaffensort Delft you can see there created woodcuts whose drawing designs are probably from his hand.

Works (selection)

• Madonna between four saints women. To 1480-1495, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum

The work is on loan today at the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam. More paintings that are attributed to the Master of the Virgo inter virgines can be seen in many museums, such as

• Cross. To 1480-1495, Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi
• The Lamentation of Christ. To 1480-1495, Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery
• Crucifixion. To 1487th Madrid, Thyssen- Bornemisza Museum
• Annunciation. 1490 or before 1499, Salzburg, Salzburg Museum ( Carolino Augusteum )