Master’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Large Einsiedeln Madonna
Master E. S. German, active c. 1450-1467

Ornament with Women Fighting
Master E. S. German, active c. 1450-1467

Thistle Ornament With Wild Man
Master E. S. German, active c. 1450-1467

The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
Master E. S. German, active c. 1450-1467

The Adoration of the Magi
Master E. S. German, active c. 1450-1467

The Letter B, from The Alphabet
Master E. S. German, active c. 1450-1467

Saint George with the Stork's Nest
Master E. S. German, active c. 1450-1467

Saint John on the Island of Patmos
Master E. S. German, active c. 1450-1467

Augustus and the Sibyl
Master E. S. German, active c. 1450-1467

St. Peter
Master E. S. German, active c. 1450-1467

Joseph Sold by his Brothers
Master of the Die (Italian, active c. 1530-1560) after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

Bishop at Mass in a Historiated Initial "P" from a Choirbook
French or possibly southern Netherlandish follower of Master Honoré (French, flourished 1288-1300)

Saint James the Greater
Master F.P. (Italian, c. 1530-1550) or after Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, called Il Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540)

Saint Simon
Master F.V.B. Netherlandish, active 1475-1500

St. Ambrose and the Emperer Theodosius
Master IRs Italian, 16th century

Aristotle and Phyllis
Master M.Z. German, active 1500-1550

Sallet (Barbuta)
Master Z O (Italian) Milan

The Martyrdom of St. Catherine
Master M.Z. German, active 1500-1550

The Woman with an Owl
After Master M.Z. German, active 1500-1550

The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
Master M.Z. German, active 1500-1550