Master of Flémalle

Master of Flémalle: <em>Virgin and Child</em>Virgin and Child, oil on wood panel by the Master of Flémalle, c. 1410; in the Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Master of Flémalle (flourished c. 1430) was a leading artist of the northern Renaissance, whose work is characterized by naturalistic and sculptural conceptions that signalize the replacement of the decorative International Style of the late Middle Ages. By the late 20th century, after several decades of controversy, a growing number of scholars attributed the works of the Master of Flémalle to the Flemish painter Robert Campin (q.v.).

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