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St. Christopher
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St. Christopher

Meister des Basler Christophorus (tätig 2. Hälfte 16. Jh.) · 1562 (?) · Tannenholz

From the collection of Kunstmuseum Basel. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The painting previously attributed to the Master of Messkirch was removed from his oeuvre by Christian Salm in 1950 and dated to the third quarter of the 16th century. Anna Moraht-Fromm and Hans Westhoff also reject the attribution to the Master of Messkirch and catalogue the Basel work as by the Master of the Basel Christopherus (South German), around 1580. According to Stephan Kemperdick, the painter of the Basel St. Christopher belongs due to numerous similarities to the circle of the M...

Kunstmuseum Basel’s own description
Credit lineDer hl. Christophorus. 1562 (?). Meister des Basler Christophorus (tätig 2. Hälfte 16. Jh.). Kunstmuseum Basel, Depositum des Freiwilligen Museumsvereins. Public domain.

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