Ursula and her companions being massacred by the Huns; ; Detail, from the Legend of St Ursula, the Church and the Synagogue Altarpiece;

This image depicts a detail from the Legend of St Ursula, the Church and the Synagogue altarpiece, completed around 1475-1482 by the painter known today as the Master of the Legend of St Ursula. Active in Bruges between 1470 and 1500 (in contrast to the German artist given the same title who was active in Cologne 1480-1510), this artist employed a typical Flemish style. The figure types and attention to minute details reveals a clear influence of Rogier van der Weyden, Hans Memling, and Hugo van der Goes. While the original form and content of the altarpiece is no longer known, it did include... Mehr ...