Master of the Beighem Altarpiece
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The Master of the Beighem Altarpiece is a little-known Flemish
painter who was active in Brussels
during the first third of the sixteenth century. His art is basically Gothic
, with classical
influences; his name comes from a series of paintings known to have come from Brussels, now held in the church at Beighem. Other paintings ascribed to him include a depiction of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
and a painting of Christ before Pilate in the Philadelphia Museum of Art
.
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
painter who was active in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
during the first third of the sixteenth century. His art is basically 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 classical
Classical antiquity
Classical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, collectively known as the Greco-Roman world...
influences; his name comes from a series of paintings known to have come from Brussels, now held in the church at Beighem. Other paintings ascribed to him include a depiction of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
Gethsemane
Gethsemane is a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem most famous as the place where, according to Biblical texts, Jesus and his disciples are said to have prayed the night before Jesus' crucifixion.- Etymology :...
and a painting of Christ before Pilate in the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest art museums in the United States. It is located at the west end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. The Museum was established in 1876 in conjunction with the Centennial Exposition of the same year...
.