Stefan Lochner was a German painter working in the late International Gothic period. His paintings combine that era's tendency toward long flowing lines and brilliant colours with the realism, virtuos
Left wing, Martyrdom of the Apostles
Last Judgement, c. 1435. Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne
Right wing, Martyrdom of the Apostles
Dombild Altarpiece (or Altarpiece of the City's Patron Saints or Adoration of the Magi), centre panel. Tempera on oak, 260 × 285 cm. Cologne Cathedral
Madonna of the Rose Bower is a panel painting by the German artist Stefan Lochner, usually dated c. 1440–1442. However, the specific date of the piece has been the subject of debate by numerous art hi
Stefan Lochner
…a complete cycle of the Martyrdom of the Apostles. Its illustrations contain Lochner's characteristic application of deep blue, reminiscent of his Virgin in the Rose Garden. The art historian Ingo Walther detects Lochner's hand in the "pious intimacy and soulfulness of the figures, always expressed so gently and elegantly…
Stefan Lochner Madonna im Rosenhag
Stephan Lochner, Darmstadt Flight into Egypt, c. 1451
Stefan Lochner, Dombild Altarpiece