Master of Eschau

The Master of Eschau (French: Maître d'Eschau) is the notname given to an Alsatian Romanesque sculptor and his workshop, active in the first half of the 12th century.[1]

The Master's name derives from the sculptures (capitals, baptismal font) from the cloister and the church of St Trophimus in Eschau, Bas-Rhin. Most of the remains of his sculpted work from that location are displayed in the Musée de l’Œuvre Notre-Dame in Strasbourg. The Master is also considered to be the author of the sarcophagus of bishop Adelochus of Strasbourg (died 823). That work, dated around 1130[2] or 1144,[1] is displayed in the Église Saint-Thomas of Strasbourg.

Gallery

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  Sarcophagus of Adelochus
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  Detail of the sarcophagus
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  Baptismal font from Eschau
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  A capital from Eschau

References

1. Meyer, Jean-Philippe (2011). "Deux sculpteurs du XIIe siècle en Alsace : les Maîtres d'Eschau et d'Andlau". In Situ (17). doi:10.4000/insitu.7601. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
2. Arbogast, Jean (2013). Épitaphes et monuments funéraires Église Saint-Thomas Strasbourg. Eckbolsheim: Éditions du Signe. p. 20. ISBN 978-2-7468-3070-7.

See also

• Master of Andlau