Master of the Berswordt Altar, active ca. (1400–35)

• Sometimes called the Master of the Crucifixion in the Marienkirche at Dortmund.
• Was a German painter.
• He takes his name from the Crucifixion Triptych in the Marienkirche, Dortmund, which bears the coat of arms of the Berswordt family.
• The only dated work by him is a dispersed retable of 1400 from the high altar of the Neustädter Marienkirche, Bielefeld.
• Active in the area around Dortmund during the 14th and 15th centuries.
• A number of works around Westphalia, including one in Bielefeld, are attributed to him.
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