Master of the Gerona Martyrology
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The Master of the Gerona Martyrology was a Bohemia
n painter active at the end of the fourteenth century. His output is fairly poorly known; some historians have conflated him with either the Master of Ambrass
or the Master of the Rajhrad Altarpiece
. This view is not universally accepted, and a number of museums have work believed to be by members of his studio
, including pieces of illuminated manuscript
s.
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
n painter active at the end of the fourteenth century. His output is fairly poorly known; some historians have conflated him with either the Master of Ambrass
Master of Ambrass
The Master of Ambrass was a Bohemian painter active probably in Prague at the end of the fourteenth century. He was the creator of the Wiener Musterbuch, a set of silverpoint studies and subjects all dated to the same period, which were used as models in painters' studios...
or the Master of the Rajhrad Altarpiece
Master of the Rajhrad Altarpiece
The Master of the Rajhrad Altarpiece was a Bohemian painter active in the region around Olomouc and Brno before 1420. Likely of Moravian extraction, he derives his name from an altarpiece that once hung in the church of Saint Maurice in Olomouc; since disassembled, some of its panels are now in...
. This view is not universally accepted, and a number of museums have work believed to be by members of his studio
Studio
A studio is an artist's or worker's workroom, or the catchall term for an artist and his or her employees who work within that studio. This can be for the purpose of architecture, painting, pottery , sculpture, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, radio or television...
, including pieces of illuminated manuscript
Illuminated manuscript
An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration, such as decorated initials, borders and miniature illustrations...
s.