Master of the Pähl Altarpiece explained

The Master of the Pähl Altarpiece (German: Meister des Pähler Altars) was an anonymous Gothic painter, known for the winged altar or triptych he painted for Schloss Pähl in Pähl in the Weilheim-Schongau district of Bavaria at the end of the 14th century. The triptych is now in the Bavarian National Museum.^[1]

The Master of the Pähl Altar shows a style of painting influenced by Bohemian masters such as the Master of the Wittingau Altarpiece.^[2]

Further reading

• H. Rupé, 1922: Der Pähler Altar im Bayerischen Nationalmuseum. (Deutsche Kunst. 1. Folge, 5. Heft) München, Weizinger
• H. Rupé, 1948: Divertimenti. Reden und Aufsätze. München, Rinn (containing Der Pähler Altar im Bayerischen Nationalmuseum)

Notes and References

1. Rupé 1922
2. A. Stange, 1950: German Painting, XIV-XVI Centuries, p.11. Hyperion Press