• Was a German Gothic painter. • He lived and worked in Lübeck. • From 1468 owned a house on Johannisstrasse street in the city, implying a certain degree of wealth and fame. • A number of altarpieces have been attributed to him, although only one bears his signature: the altarpiece of St. Luke, executed 1484 for St. Catherine's church in Lübeck and today in St. Anne's Museum, Lübeck. • Several of the altarpieces attributed to Rode are today found in different parts of Sweden and seem to have been made specifically for a Swedish market. • One of Rode's most imposing works of art is his mature High Altar of St. Nicholas' Church, Tallinn. • It is currently on display at the Niguliste Museum, branch of the Art Museum of Estonia. • This painting includes the first known view of the skyline of Lübeck with its then eight church towers as background.
