The Crucifixion — Master Of The Berswordt Altar

The Crucifixion


Master Of The Berswordt Altar

The Master of the Berswordt Altar, a 14th-15th century German painter from Westphalia, is known for his vibrant International Gothic style altarpieces, notably the Crucifixion in Dortmund and dispersed retable from Bielefeld. A key figure in pre-Eyckian panel painting.

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Emotion conveyed through elegantly stylized figures is a trait The Crucifixion shares with other works of the so-called courtly (or International) style that prevailed in Europe in the years around 1400. It is from an imposing altarpiece that included thirty narrative scenes around a central panel of the Madonna and Child. The main panel is still in the Neustädter Marienkirche in Bielefeld, Westphalia. The artist was one of the foremost painters in northwest Germany, and notably incorporated influences from French and Burgundian manuscripts.