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Wednesday
Jan152014

Master of the Housebook

DateWednesday, January 15, 2014 at 12:14PM

Master of the Housebook - The Last Supper - 1475-80 - Oak panel, 131 x 76 cm - Staatliche Museen, Berlin (click photo for larger image)The Master of the Housebook (active 1475-90 in Mainz) was a witty, animated artist known from a series of courtly sketches, as well as for his paintings. He was possibly active in Bruges, Freiburg, Mainz, and Ulm, where he was in the employ of Emperor Maximilian. The Last Supper, part of the Passion Altarpiece, is seen in old-fashioned perspective, with the figures in the foreground smaller than those at the far end of the table.  This also conforms to the hierarchy of size that was still adhered to by some artists, meaning that the most important people in a figural group were physically larger. This work shows Christ comforting St John, who is so overcome by learning of the Betrayal that he buries his head in Christ's lap. Judas, in the foreground, consoles himself by weighing his purse - payment for the Betrayal.


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