Master of Città di Castello (active about 1290-1320)

• Was an anonymous painter of Medieval art.
• Mason Perkins is responsible for his identification and naming in 1908, based on the styling from the Master preserved at the Pinacoteca comunale, Città di Castello, in Umbria.
• The single point of chronological anchor of the Master's activity is related to recognition on the back of Polyptych Montespecchio, indicating that it was made on the occasion of the inauguration in 1307 of the new church of the Hermitage of Montespeccio.
• All other dating criteria are based solely on stylistic studies, including the presence of influences from Duccio and Giotto.
• Specifically called the Master by Duccio in 1302, served as a model for the Master of Città di Castello.
• The Master's training took place in the very complex time of the Sienese cultural background between 1270-1290.
• The work of the Master of Città di Castello shows such stylistic affinities with his work, and even a punch shaped flower with five petals.
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