Master of Fogdö
Master of Fogdö ({{langx|sv|Fogdömästaren }}; Danish: Unionsmästaren) is the name given to an anonymous artist active in Sweden and Denmark in the first half of the 15th century when he and his workshop decorated churches with frescoes of high artistic quality. His work can be seen in Fogdö Church (hence the name), Runtuna Church and Strängnäs Cathedral, all in Södermanland.[http://medeltidbild.historiska.se/medeltidbild/visa/foremal.asp?objektid=930502M2# "Kalkmålning: Södermanland, Fogdö"], Medeltidens bildvärld. {{in lang|sv}} Retrieved 11 January 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/l%C3%A5ng/fogd%C3%B6 |title=Fogdö |work=Nationalencyklopedin |access-date=2 September 2016}}
It has been suggested that the Master of Fogdö may also be responsible for the frescoes in the Danish churches of Undløse and Nødebo near Holbæk. The artist behind these is known as the Union Master ({{langx|da|Unionsmesteren}}) but while there are similarities, especially in the figures, there are also differences making identification uncertain and calling for further research.{{cite web |url=http://artnet.com/library/05/0553/T055314.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050208230903/http://artnet.com/library/05/0553/T055314.asp |archive-date=8 February 2005 |title=Master of Fogdö |work=The Concise Grove Dictionary of Art. Oxford 2002 |access-date=2 September 2016}} The Master's style is thought to be closely related to that of the Schöne Stil.{{cite web|url= http://artnet.com/library/05/0553/T055314.asp|title= Master of Fogdö [Union Master]
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}}{{cite web|url= http://www.nordenskirker.dk/Tidligere/Undlose_kirke/Undlose_kirke.htm
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Further reading
- {{cite book | last=Hourihane | first=C. | title=The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture | publisher=OUP USA | issue=v. 2 | year=2012 | isbn=978-0-19-539536-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FtlMAgAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA541 | page=541}}
- {{cite book | title=Sveriges kyrkor, konsthistoriskt inventarium...(et al.) | publisher=Generalstabens litografiska anstalts | year=1982 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=43PsAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Union+master%22+painter,+sweden | page=133}} {{subscription required}}
- {{cite book | last=Lindgren | first=M. | title=A history of Swedish art | publisher=Signum | year=1987 | isbn=978-91-85330-78-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LRrqAAAAMAAJ&q=Union+Master+painter,+Sweden | page=80 | quote=A long way away from these Sodermanland churches, in Skane and on Zealand in Denmark, there are very similar suites of paintings, and for this reason the author has been dubbed the "Union Master". He ought, however, to be regarded ...}} {{subscription required}}
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