Master of the Story of Griselda
The Master of the Story of Griselda was an Italian artist who specialized in panel paintings. He worked in Umbria around 1490 and probably spent time in Siena.[1] There is no evidence of him after 1500.
Works
He received his
Piccolominis or the Spannocchis. At that time, prominent families often commissioned panel paintings for their private rooms; or to celebrate weddings and births. His work appears to match the type of paintings that would be desired.[3]
He painted in the style of Pinturicchio, to whom these paintings were originally attributed. The influence of Luca Signorelli is also very noticeable. In fact, a cycle of famous men and women, originally believed to be Signorelli's, are now credited to the Master. Taken together, it is almost certain that he spent time working in Siena, although he is only documented in nearby Umbria.
His three known panels on Griselda are at the
Szépművészeti Múzeum
(Budapest).
References
- ^ V. Tatrai: "Il maestro della vita di Griselda e una famiglia senese di mecenati dimenticata". In: Acta historiae artium Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 1979, pgs.27–66.
- ^ B. B. Uppenkamp: "Griselda - ein Märchen von der zivilisierenden Macht der Demut". In: A.-M. Bonnet, B. Schellewald (Eds.): Frauen in der Frühen Neuzeit : Lebensentwürfe in Kunst und Literatur, Cologne 2004, pgs.165–188
- ^ J. Dunkerton et al.: "The Master of the story of Griselda and Paintings for Sienese palaces". In: National Gallery Technical Bulletin, vol. 27, 2006, pgs. 6–7
Further reading
- M. Boskovits, "Master of the Griselda Legend", in: D. A. Brown (ed.) Italian Paintings of the Fifteenth Century: The Collections of the National Gallery of Art. Systematic Catalogue. Washington, 2003. Pgs. 496—504
External links
Media related to Master of the Story of Griselda at Wikimedia Commons
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