Artwork
The Visitation
The Visitation is a tempera painting by the Northern Renaissance artist Master MS. It dates from 1506 and is held in the collection of the Hungarian National Gallery.
About this work
Overview
The Visitation, executed in tempera on a wooden panel in 1506, is attributed to the anonymous Hungarian artist conventionally identified as Master MS. The work is part of the permanent collection of the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest, where it is displayed among other early‑modern Hungarian paintings.
Technique & Style
Rendered in tempera, the painting displays the precise, layered brushwork typical of early sixteenth‑century Central European panel painting. The medium’s quick‑drying properties lend the composition a matte surface and fine detail, while the handling of color and light reflects the transitional aesthetic between late Gothic and emerging Renaissance influences in Hungary.
History & Provenance
Created in 1506, the panel has remained within Hungarian collections, ultimately entering the holdings of the Hungarian National Gallery. Its attribution to Master MS derives from stylistic analysis and archival references that link the work to a body of paintings produced by this unidentified master during the early 1500s.
Artist & collection
Artist
Master M. S. (Hungarian: M. S. Mester, German: Meister M. S., Slovak: Majster M. S.) was a 16th-century painter in Central Europe in late Gothic and early Renaissance art. He was active in Selmecbánya (now Banská…
Visitation
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