Master of the Golden Altar
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The Master of the Golden Altar was a German
painter, active in the area around Lüneburg
during the fifteenth century. His name is derived from an altarpiece dating most likely to 1418, formerly in St. Michael's church in that town but now held by a museum in Hanover
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Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
painter, active in the area around Lüneburg
Lüneburg
Lüneburg is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located about southeast of fellow Hanseatic city Hamburg. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, and one of Hamburg's inner suburbs...
during the fifteenth century. His name is derived from an altarpiece dating most likely to 1418, formerly in St. Michael's church in that town but now held by a museum in Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
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