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Master of Trebon
( fl last quarter of the 14th century). Bohemian painter. His name is taken from the small town (Ger. Wittingau) in south Bohemia from which his best-known work originated. This is the altarpiece painted for the church of St Giles in the Augustinian monastery in Trebon, which must have been executed after 1380, when work on the church vaults was begun. The three surviving panels (Prague, N.G., Convent of St George) are from the wings and show scenes from the Passion: the Agony in the Garden, with SS Catherine, Mary Magdalene and Margaret on the outer side, the Entombment (see PRAGUE, fig. 7) with SS Giles, Gregory and Jerome, and the Resurrection (see fig.) with SS James the Less, Bartholomew and Philip. The modelling of the figures is achieved through a skilful use of colour and light, so that they appear to float in front of the stylized rocky backgrounds, giving the paintings a shimmering, visionary quality. The sense of depth is also conveyed by light, with a strong diagonal emphasis that reinforces the feeling of insubstantiality.
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