Master of the Ortenberg Altarpiece
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The Master of the Ortenberg Altarpiece was a German
painter, active in Mainz
during the first third of the fifteenth century. His work shows traces of the influence of Robert Campin
. His name is derived from an altarpiece
painted between 1410 and 1420 for the church of Ortenberg
; this may currently be found in a museum collection in Darmstadt
.
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 Mainz
Mainz
Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
during the first third of the fifteenth century. His work shows traces of the influence of Robert Campin
Robert Campin
Robert Campin , now usually identified as the artist known as the Master of Flémalle, is usually considered the first great master of Early Netherlandish painting...
. His name is derived from an altarpiece
Altarpiece
An altarpiece is a picture or relief representing a religious subject and suspended in a frame behind the altar of a church. The altarpiece is often made up of two or more separate panels created using a technique known as panel painting. It is then called a diptych, triptych or polyptych for two,...
painted between 1410 and 1420 for the church of Ortenberg
Ortenberg
Ortenberg may refer to two places in Germany:*Ortenberg, Hesse*Ortenberg, Baden-Württemberg...
; this may currently be found in a museum collection in Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
.