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'Master Paul of Levoča' (, )
was a medieval carver and sculptor of the
15th and 16th century, active in the northern part of the Kingdom of Hungary, which is now Slovakia.
Most documents about him vanished at the Levoča fire in 1550. So
neither his surname, nor dates or places of birth and death are known. It is assumed
that he was born between 1470 and 1480. He must have died between
1537 (when he is still mentioned on record) and 1542 (when his widow
is mentioned).
He probably started working in Kraków (from the connections of this city
with Levoča at that time and from similarity of styles he could be a student of
Veit Stoss), Sabinov, Banská Bystrica until he settled
in Levoča around 1500 and married a daughter of an influential citizen. In
1506 he established a carving workshop. A list of some of his works includes
an altar of St. Barbara in Banská Bystrica from 1509, an altar of St. George
in Spišská Sobota (today a part of Poprad) from 1516,
and his most famous work, completed in 1517, an altar in the St. James church
in Levoča. The Madonna from this altar is also depicted in the present day issue
of 100 SKK banknotes.
In 1527 he became a member of the Levoča town council, but he became famous
only after his death. Even art historians started to mention his name only in the
1870s in discussions about the creator of the altar in Levoča.
★ Spectacular Slovakia
★ Master Paul's altars
★ An article at Referaty.sk
★ Panorama.sk
★ Who was Master Paul of Levoča? (in Slovak)
'Master Paul of Levoča' (, )
was a medieval carver and sculptor of the
15th and 16th century, active in the northern part of the Kingdom of Hungary, which is now Slovakia.
Most documents about him vanished at the Levoča fire in 1550. So
neither his surname, nor dates or places of birth and death are known. It is assumed
that he was born between 1470 and 1480. He must have died between
1537 (when he is still mentioned on record) and 1542 (when his widow
is mentioned).
He probably started working in Kraków (from the connections of this city
with Levoča at that time and from similarity of styles he could be a student of
Veit Stoss), Sabinov, Banská Bystrica until he settled
in Levoča around 1500 and married a daughter of an influential citizen. In
1506 he established a carving workshop. A list of some of his works includes
an altar of St. Barbara in Banská Bystrica from 1509, an altar of St. George
in Spišská Sobota (today a part of Poprad) from 1516,
and his most famous work, completed in 1517, an altar in the St. James church
in Levoča. The Madonna from this altar is also depicted in the present day issue
of 100 SKK banknotes.
In 1527 he became a member of the Levoča town council, but he became famous
only after his death. Even art historians started to mention his name only in the
1870s in discussions about the creator of the altar in Levoča.
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★ Spectacular Slovakia
★ Master Paul's altars
★ An article at Referaty.sk
★ Panorama.sk
★ Who was Master Paul of Levoča? (in Slovak)
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