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Master A.W.
( fl 1525–46). German draughtsman and woodcutter. His monogram formerly led to confusion between him and Anton Woensam. In the plates from his main work, Luthers Kirchenpostille, originally published (Wittenberg, 1528) by Hans Lufft (1495–1584), subsequently in a new edition (Wittenberg, 1530) by Georg Rhau (1488–1548), he showed great versatility in his way of looking at and depicting things. In the calligraphic manner of some of the woodcuts he followed the stylistic characteristics of Georg Lemberger; in others he displayed a broad, painterly, large-scale approach. Again in the 3 pictures of St Paul with Emissaries and 21 illustrations of the Apocalypse in the edition of Luther’s New Testament (Wittenberg, 1529) printed by Hans Lufft, Master A.W. showed his debt to Lemberger, copying works by him, some the same way round, some reversed, with only minor changes in the detail. Other important series include illustrations of the Ten Commandments, Three Articles of Faith and Lord’s Prayer for Luther’s catechism (Wittenberg, 1532); 13 illustrations of the Articles of Faith and Sacraments; and a series of 37 illustrations for Luther’s New Testament (Erfurt, 1535) printed by Melchior Sachse. Fourteen illustrations for the Old Testament (Leipzig, 1541), which complete a sequence by Lucas Cranach (ii), were probably the last series. Many title borders have been attributed to Master A.W.
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