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Lochner, Stefan
Lochner, Stefan (b ?Meersburg, ?c.1415; d Cologne, ?1451). German painter. The works associated with him have long been regarded as the finest paintings produced in Cologne in the mid-15th century, but there has recently been some doubt about the artist's identity. A painter called Stefan Lochner is first documented in Cologne in 1442 and died there in 1451, but there are no signed or documented works by him. In 1520 Dürer visited the city and saw ‘with wonder and astonishment’ an unspecified altarpiece by ‘Master Stefan’. The altarpiece that Dürer saw is usually identified as a large triptych of the Adoration of the Magi, painted for Cologne's town hall but now in the city's cathedral, and the ‘Master Stefan’ has been assumed to be Lochner. However, certain works attributed to the same hand as the altarpiece are now thought to date from after 1451, Lochner's known date of death. In spite of the difficulties, Lochner's name is still usually retained for convenience. The work associated with him is characterized by exquisite colouring and delicate sentiment.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Lochner, Stefan." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Lochner, Stefan." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-LochnerStefan.html IAN CHILVERS. "Lochner, Stefan." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-LochnerStefan.html |
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Lochner, Stefan
Lochner, Stefan (d. 1451?). German painter. The works associated with him have long been regarded as the finest paintings produced in Cologne in the mid-15th century, but there has recently been some doubt about the artist's identity. A painter called Stefan Lochner is first documented in Cologne in 1442 and evidently died there in 1451, but there are no signed or documented works by him. In 1520 Dürer visited the city and saw ‘with wonder and astonishment’ an unspecified altarpiece by ‘Master Stefan’. The altarpiece that Dürer saw is usually identified as a large triptych of the Adoration of the Magi, painted for Cologne's town hall but now in the city's cathedral, and the ‘Master Stefan’ has been assumed to be Lochner. However, certain works attributed to the same hand as the altarpiece are now thought to date from after 1451, Lochner's date of death. In spite of the difficulties, Lochner's name is still usually retained for convenience. The work associated with him is characterized by exquisite colouring and delicate sentiment.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Lochner, Stefan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Lochner, Stefan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-LochnerStefan.html IAN CHILVERS. "Lochner, Stefan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-LochnerStefan.html |
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Lochner, Stefan
Lochner, Stefan (1410–51) German painter. His most important surviving work is The Adoration of the Magi, which is now in Cologne Cathedral. Dürer gazed “with wonder and astonishment” at the delicate naturalism of his style.
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"Lochner, Stefan." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lochner, Stefan." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-LochnerStefan.html "Lochner, Stefan." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-LochnerStefan.html |
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