Master of the Aachener Altar (1480-1520)
• Was an anonymous late gothic painter active in Cologne between 1495 and 1520 or 1480 and 1520.
• The painter was named for his master work, the Aachen Altar triptych owned by the Aachen Cathedral Treasury.
• Along with the Master of St Severin and the Master of the legend of St. Ursula he is part of a group of painters who were active in Cologne.
• Some works of Barthel Bruyn the Elder reveal a detailed awareness of the work of the Master of the Aachen Altar and suggest the Bruyn had frequently interacted with the compositions of the earlier Master.
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Master of the Aachener Altar, The Adoration of the Three Coniges, c. 1510
Original, Staatliche Museum in Berlin, Gemäldegalerie. Visited in 2019. 
Master of the Aachener Altar, Portrait of Johann von Melem, c. 1495-1500
Original, The Pinakotheken, Munich. Visited in 2019.
Portrait of Johann von Melem, c. (1495-1500)
