Lamentation with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Master of the Legend of Saint Lucy — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:03:34 -0400

Title	Lamentation with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Artist	Master of the Legend of Saint Lucy
Date	1493-1501
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G342

Religion. Central panel is a Pieta with an elaborate view of 15th century Bruges in the background. Donors included with saints in the scene. Left wing - St. John; Right wing - St. CatherineFigures of Christ, Mary and Saints all portraits of real people. Artist was primarily a portraitist though fashion of the time demanded religious pictures. Rich costumes of St. Catherine in right wing and donors in central panel reveal artist's interest in color and rich fabrics. People grouped tightly in foreground with little space around them. Space extends backward into picture but not forward. View of Bruges in background characteristic of this painter's work. The non-religious figures save Catherine, surpass the others, and show genuine bent for portraiture. The Mongolian cast of Christ's features an unusual detail.STYLE: Flemish paintings in oil on panel derive from earlier schools of manuscript illumination and reveal their influence in:- Colors which are brilliant and harmonious with enamel-like hardness of finish.- Delicacy of technique and proportion.- Minute and sympathetic rendering of landscape.- Long flowing lines in the tradition of the International Style. Grace of pose and gesture also characteristic of this style.

Lamentation with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Lamentation with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Lamentation with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Master of the Legend of Saint Lucy

1493-1501