Master of Okolicsno Art Painting Block of 4 Stamps MNH

Master of Okolicsno Art Painting Block of 4 Stamps MNH

Master of the former Marian altar from the Franciscan monastery in Okoličné near Liptovský Mikuláš belongs among the best painters of the Central European Late Gothic and he worked with other important Spiš sculptors, including Master Pavol.

Unlike Master Pavol, his work remains relatively unknown – both domestically and abroad. Most of the paintings by Master of Okoličné stands out by its attractive synthesis of the Dutch Gothic Art (landscape with architecture, selective interest in descriptive details) and the Italian Renaissance (figure gestures, delicate glazes, etc.). The artist maintained an efficient studio, source of several others excellent works, today mostly church property (two side altars in Smrečany, 1510) or painting the Altar of the Visitation in St. Elisabeth Cathedral in Košice (1516).

The altar, which gave the name to the anonymous painter, was dismantled back in the 18th century, but its parts have been preserved in several collections in Slovakia, Poland and Hungary. The Slovak National Gallery succeeded in acquiring one of the panels in 2010 – Crucifixion – from said altar. Completion of its restoration (Petra Hoffstädterová, 2017) is an incentive to organize this exhibition.

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