Master of 1342
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The Master of 1342 was a French
painter active around Roussillon
in the first half of the 14th century. His name is derived from an altarpiece with the Virgin, dated to 1342 and kept in the church of Serdinya
. His style is heavily Gothic
, with linear designs that appear to have been taken from miniature painting. A Crucifixion
scene painted for a hermitage
in Brescia
is also believed to be by him.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
painter active around Roussillon
Roussillon
Roussillon is one of the historical counties of the former Principality of Catalonia, corresponding roughly to the present-day southern French département of Pyrénées-Orientales...
in the first half of the 14th century. His name is derived from an altarpiece with the Virgin, dated to 1342 and kept in the church of Serdinya
Serdinya
Serdinya is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-Transportation:Route nationale 116 connecting Perpignan and Bourg-Madame passes through Serdinya.-References:*...
. His style is heavily Gothic
Gothic art
Gothic art was a Medieval art movement that developed in France out of Romanesque art in the mid-12th century, led by the concurrent development of Gothic architecture. It spread to all of Western Europe, but took over art more completely north of the Alps, never quite effacing more classical...
, with linear designs that appear to have been taken from miniature painting. A Crucifixion
Crucifixion
Crucifixion is an ancient method of painful execution in which the condemned person is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross and left to hang until dead...
scene painted for a hermitage
Hermitage (religious retreat)
Although today's meaning is usually a place where a hermit lives in seclusion from the world, hermitage was more commonly used to mean a settlement where a person or a group of people lived religiously, in seclusion.-Western Christian Tradition:...
in Brescia
Brescia
Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...
is also believed to be by him.