Master of the 1540s
Early Netherlandish painter
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| Intro | Early Netherlandish painter | |
| A.K.A. | Meester van de Jaren Veertig Master of the Forties Master of the 1540's Master of the Vierziger Jahre Master Of The 1540'S | |
| A.K.A. | Meester van de Jaren Veertig Master of the Forties Master of the 1540's Master of the Vierziger Jahre Master Of The 1540'S | |
| Places | Netherlands | |
| was | Painter | |
| Work field | Arts | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1545 | |
| Death | 1 January 1600 (aged 55 years) |
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The Master of the 1540s was a South Netherlandish painter active between 1541 and 1551. About thirty portraits dating to that decade have been ascribed to him; the identity of one of the sitters, Gillis van Shoonbeke (guardian of the hospital in Antwerp), indicates that the artist was active in that city. His clientele appears to have been more modest than that patronized by Antonis Mor and Willem Key, but his paintings display considerable talent and cultivation.