Master of Alkmaar
The Master of Alkmaar is an artist associated with the Seven Acts of Mercy, an altarpiece dated 1504. This work consists of seven panels that were originally located in the Church of Saint Lawrence in Alkmaar. The paintings depict common citizens performing charitable acts in everyday costumes, set within a cityscape. In the central panel, a Last Judgment scene includes small figures of Mary and John the Baptist alongside Christ.
Biography
Some scholars equate the Master of Alkmaar with Cornelis Buys. The style of the Seven Acts of Mercy features sharp characterisation of natural forms and soft cast shadows. The work displays a clarity and simplicity consistent with the late fifteenth-century northern Netherlandish manner.
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