Master W. B. (

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late 15th century in

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) was an

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German painter, engraver, and

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designer of the late Gothic era. He has been tentatively identified as Wolfgang Beurer, about whom very little is known.

References

* Schmidt, Hans M.; J. P. Filedt Kok
"Masters, anonymous, and monogrammists."
In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online, (accessed January 27, 2012; subscription required). *

External links

Entry for Wolfgang Beurer
on the Union List of Artist Names
Information about Master W. B.
from the Dommuseum Mainz (in German) 15th-century German painters German engravers Anonymous artists 15th-century engravers Year of birth unknown {{Germany-painter-stub