Master John, active (1544–1545)

• Was a British painter.
• He was active between 1544 to 1545.
• The 1540s were a crossroads for British art.
• German artist Hans Holbein, court favorite of Henry VIII, had recently died leaving an opening in the portrait market.
• Native artists were only just starting to rise to prominence.
• Master John was unique in that he appears to have been native to Britain.
• His obsessive attention to costume detail, gold and silver leafing, and technique of painting in isolated parts rather than a cohesive whole are hallmarks of English art at the time.
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