Parabel van de heer die zijn knecht geld gaf
Meester van Antwerpen (I)
1485 - 1491
Medium
hand coloring
Dimensions
130; 95
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
height 95 mm x width 130 mm
Art Historical Context
Behold the delicate illumination *Parabel van de heer zijn knecht geld gaf (Parable of the Master Who Gave His Servant), created by the enigmatic Meester van Antwerpen (I between 1485 and1491. This tiny artwork, measuring just 95 mm high by 130 mm wide, a scene from the biblical Parable of the TalentsMatthew 25:14–30), where a wealthy lord entrusts his servants with money to steward wisely—a moral tale of responsibility and divine judgment popular in late medieval devotion. Crafted in the Northern Renaissance style, the Master of Antwerp was an anonymous illuminator active in the bustling Fle...