UNKNOWN MASTER, German
(active 1370s in Westphalia)

The Osnabrück Altarpiece (central panel)

1370s
Oak marouflaged on plywood, 117 x 263 cm
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne

The Osnabrück Altarpiece, of which the central panel is shown here, is a typical example of Westphalian painting of the late 14th century. The composition of the central panel is constructed like a triptych: the accompanying images are to the same scale as those of the wings (not shown).