Master of the Worcester Panel

Christ Carrying the Cross

The Master of the Worcester Panel, or Master of the Worcester Carrying of the Cross was a Bavarian Gothic painter, active from c.1420-c.1430.^[1]

Works

The artist's notname is in reference to a panel from an altarpiece that was in the collection of the painter, Charles Henry Worcester (1864-1956) and his wife Mary, which they donated to the Art Institute of Chicago. Another panel, "Mocking Christ", is in the British Museum.^[2] He may also be the creator of a "Calvary", in possession of the Städel Museum, Frankfurt.

He was a major figure in the artistic renaissance of Southern Germany and was well-known for over a century after his presumed time of death. Copies and imitations of his works may be found in Nuremberg, Nördlingen, Augsburg, Munich, Vienna, Salzburg, Wrocław and Kraków. At least three graduates of his workshop are known to have been active in Regensburg.

His own style was derived from illuminated manuscripts and he was influenced by the Master of the Saint Lambrecht Votive Altarpiece. Some influences from Northern Italy may also be detected.

References

1. Meister der Worcester-Kreuztragung. In: Ulrich Thieme, Felix Becker u. a.: Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Vol. 37, E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1950, pg. 359.
2. Master of the Worcester Christ Carrying The Cross, The Mocking of Christ

Further reading

• K. Oettinger: "Zur Blütezeit der Münchener gotischen Malerei". In: Zeitschrift des deutschen Vereins für Kunstwissenschaft, 7 (1940), pgs.219–22
• F. A. Sweet: "The Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection". The Art Institute of Chicago Quarterly, Vol. 50, No. 3 (Sep. 15, 1956), pgs.44-46

External links

• Robert Suckale (1990), "Meister der Worcester-Kreuztragung", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 16, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 721–722; (full text online)
• Zeno: Meister der Worcester-Kreuztragung: Golgatha-Gruppe