Artist

Meester van de Heilige Aegidius

Meester van de Heilige Aegidius is a Northern Renaissance artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Gemäldegalerie Berlin.

This anonymous painter from the late 1400s made quiet, detailed scenes of saints at prayer. They left us The Penitence of Saint Jerome, where the desert hermit kneels in rocky light, skull in hand, with towns far below. It’s Northern European work from before the Renaissance fully took hold, think heavy robes, deep shadows, and faces that feel real. Spot that same hushed mood in the towering spires of the distant city.

Works by Meester van de Heilige Aegidius

Collections represented

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