Chesham Cozies

 

Photo by Hotfish1 (Obscura Atlas User)

Along the Pedestrian East Street towards the Red Lion in Chesham, England. You will see a nice sight. over the Iron bollards that are usualy unadorned someone had made cozies that covered them. The cozies are snugly fitted, multicolored, and hand knitted by an unknown person. No one seems to have any objections to the cozies and are actually welcomed by both townspeople and visitors. When the cozies begin to fade assumingly the person who made them originally will replace them with a new one. 

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Atlas Obscura

Unknown Artists: Antimenes Painter

Olive Gathering, amphora, ‚circa 520 BC.

The Antimenes Painter is an unknown Attic vase painter with the use of the black-figure style and 150 works have been attributed to them. He got his name from an archaeological convention, derived from the Kalos inscription on a hydria in the archaeological museum of Leyden. He's known to be active between circa 530 and 510 BC like in Etruria as most of his works were found there. He may have a connection with the workshop of Andokides.

He depicted the current repertoire of his periods such as the adventures of Herakles, Dionysos and his companions, and chariot scenes. His work and themes are described as organized and his distinctive motifs are idyllic. They often included subsidiaries in the main narrative.

His drawing style is similar to Psiax and influences of early red-figure style, but regardless he used the black figure technique.

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Wikipedia

Unknown Artist: Ehre Vater Artist

The Ehre Vater Artist was an American fraktur artist active between 1782 to 1828, It was found that the artist could be traced in every county in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, and Ontario that saw the settlement of German immigrants. The name given to this artist is a german phrase meaning "honor father and mother", which is frequently found in the artist's art. It's believed that the artist lived among the Moravians of Salem, North Carolina. He however did accept patrons from other religious groups for example Roman Catholics. 

The artist included aspects of Moravian Hymnody and had a particular skill in their cursive. It is also drawn on special paper with engraved scenes, which was unique in the works of known fraktur artists. Other common symbols in their art are pilasters used as portions of borers, large geometric balls that are sometimes surrounded by a piece of verse, and snakes twined with texts such as hymn lyrics. 

Four known artists of this artist are in the collection of the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, and other works are owned by the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, and Winterthur Museum.

SOURCES:

Wikipedia

Mutual Arts

Christies

Unknown Artists: Cross Legged Angel Artist

The Cross-Legged Angel Artists is the notname of an American fraktur artist. The name is derived from the repeated use of an Angel with crossed legs as a decorative element in their works. Other elements in the paintings include birds that sit upon the shoulder of the figures. This artist created a number of birth and baptismal certificates between 1790 to 1815 in northeastern Lancaster County and Berks County in Pennsylvania. Their handwriting on the documents was poor, but some were printed before being completed. 

Work by the Cross-Legged Angel Artist may be found in the collections of the Reading Public Museum and Franklin and Marshall College. 

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Wikipedia 

Worth Point

Unknown Artists: Philadelphia Wireman

Work by the Philadelphia Wireman at the Lille Métropole Museum of Modern, Contemporary, and Outsider Art

The Philadelphia Wireman is the name given to an unknown artist responsible for around 1,200 small-scare wire-frame sculptures. The sculptures were found by a passerby on a street outside of a transient home in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania in 1982. 

It's been hypothesized that it may be possible that the statues were abandoned after the artist's death. This is unknown though as the artist is unknown. It's assumed that the artist had access to tools that helped with the bending of heavy-gauge wire. Some of the sculptures are believed to resemble African art and due to the demographic of the area, it's believed that they may have been African American.

In 1999 according to the Fleischer-Ollman Gallery, a visitor came and identified the street the art was found on. The visitor stated that they had seen an elderly black man working on the sculptures around 1970, but it's still unknown who the artist is. 

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Wikipedia

Adams and Ollman

Unknown Artist: Master of Rebel Angels

The Master of the Rebel Angels is an anonymous master of the Sienese School in Siena, Italy. He is only known for two panels of an ancient polyptych panted between 1340 to 1345. This artist had an influence on the Limbourg brothers for the illuminated manuscript Les Tres Riches Heures de Duc de Berry(1410).

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Wikipedia

French Ministry of Culture (The Fall of Rebel of the Angels)

French Ministry of Culture (Saint Martin Sharing his Mantle)

Unknown Artist: Master of the Greenville Tondo

 

Saint Sebastian (1500-1510)

The Master of Greenville Tondo was an Italian artist that was known to be active between 1454 and 1513. It's believed that the artist was likely from Tuscany or Umbria. They were likely a follower of Pietro Perugino. More than 20 works were attributed to this artist.

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Wikipedia

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg

Sotheby's

Princeton University Art Museum

Unknown Artists: Master of the 1540's

 

The Master of the 1540s is a Southern Netherlandish painter who was active in Antwerp (in Belgium). He has around 30 portraits accredited to him between 1541 and 1551. His art displays considerable talent and cultivation and it's believed he was a follower of Joos Van Cleve. This coincides with Joos Van Cleve's death in 1540 and the first known portrait of this master being in 1541. His clientele appeared to have been more modest than those patronized by Antonis Mor and Wiliam Key. 

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Wikipedia

Academic

Sothebys

Art Insinitiv Chicago

Unknown Artist: Isaac Master

 

The Isaac Master is an Italian Gothic painter who was active in the decoration of the Bascilla of San Francesco s'Assisi in Assisi towards the end of the 13th century (1291-1295). The Master's name derives from the fresco painting of the death of Isaac.

List of Known ArtworksBenedizione di Isacco a Giacobbe
Esaù respinto da Isacco
Giuseppe calato nel pozzo
Ritrovamento della coppa nel sacco di Beniamino
Uccisione di Abele
Volta dei Dottori della Chiesa

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Wikipedia

Web Gallery of Art

Pen Name: Robico

 

My Little Monster

Robico is a Manga artist that started their career in 2005 with her one-shot Demekinikku. Robico is not her real name and is a pen name she uses and her real name is unknown to the public. There is little information on her. Her birthday is October 8 (year unknown) and she's from the Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan.

List of Works:

Demekinikku (2005) – (one-shot in Kodansha's Dessert)
Kanojo ga Inakunatta (2006) – (serialized in Dessert)
Boy x Meet x Girl (2007)
Himikoi (2007-2008) – (serialized in Dessert)
My Little Monster (2008-2013) – (serialized in Dessert) Anime (2012) Live Action (2018)
Skip! Yamada-kun (2014) – (artist of one-shot in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump)
Miracle☆Gift (2015) – (one-shot in Kodansha's Weekly Shounen Magazine)
Our Precious Conversations (2015-2019) – (serialized in Dessert)
Wash Me Hug Me! (2020) – (one-shot in Dessert)

SOURCES:

Wikipedia

My Anime List

Unknown Artists: Master of San Verecondo

 

A Madonna with Dead Christ of c. 1415-30, in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna

The Master of  San Verecondo was active in the first half of the 15th century. They worked in the towns of Fabriano and Gualdo Tadino in Marche, Italy. They painted in the church of San Francesco in Gualso Tadino and a fragment of crucifixion for the Convent of San Domenico in Fabriano. Their idenity is unknown.

Works of theirs were also displayed in the Pinacoteca Vaticana of Rome and Collezione Salini of Asciano. The Pinacoteca of Fabriano has a gilded triptych depicting a Madonna and Child with Saints Augustine and San Verecondo.

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Wikipedia 

Mutual Art

Unknown Artists: Master of the Weibermacht

 

In the 1450's and 1460's there was a German engraver active in the Lower Rhine area. Their name is unknown now, but they are known as The Master of Weibermacht (sometimes Master of 1462). His name derives from his large-format engraving of an original interpretation of the common theme of Weibermacht (Power of Women). There are other engravings depicting both religious and secular subjects these engravings have been credited to other artists at one time or another though.

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Wikipedia

Zeno (Has a large list of art attributed to Master of Weibermacht)

British Museum

Unknown Artists: Persephone Painter

There are was an Athenian red-figure vase painter working from 475 to 425 BCE their name is unknown, but they are known as Persephone Painter. His current title comes from the image of Persephone rising from the Underworld on a bell krater. There are several characteristics of style and the existence of a unique artistic personality. There are 26 vases that have been attributed to this artist.

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Wikipedia

The Met Museum

British Museum

Anonymous Artists: Master of Offida

The Virgin and Child Enthroned; Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist

The Maestro di Offida or Master of Offida is an unknown artist who has artwork attributed to them in 1350 to 1370. The Master painted beautiful frescos in Offida and Ascoli Piceno in Marche, Italy. He has a style of courtly realism and may have had influence seems to have been the school of Giotto, and rebellion against the Byzantine school. This style has become known as Rimini School.

It's thought that the artist may have worked with Allegretto Nuzi or Andrea da Bologna. He could have also been a monk, but this is unknown. His identity is still unknown. His artwork can be identified through his unique way of painting rays from halos. 

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Wikipedia

Montefiore Dell Aso

Harvard Art Museums

Anonymous Artists: Banksy

Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans. Building derelict since the Hurricane Katrina levee failure disaster of 2005, with art by "Banksy".

Banksy is an anonymous street artist who's been doing street art since the 1990s in Bristol England. At the time he started out with the group DryBreadZ or DBZ His art is seen as satirical,  political, and some with dark humor. His artwork was inspired by Blek Le Rat at first he even rehashed some of Blek Le Rat's work. Most of his works are done by multi-layered stencils sometimes with other media artworks.

It wasn't till the early 2000s when Banksy got notoriety for his work. He gained so much from this art that he became a famous author and filmmaker. He has traveled all over the world and placed his art in many place. Very little is known about Banksy himself. He refuses to do interviews and keeps his identity secret.


SOURCES:
Banksy
Wikipedia 
Street Art Bio

Anonymous Artist: I.A.M of Zwolle

Monograms that help Identify his work

The Betrayal of Christ, (c. 1485)

IAM of Zwolle is was an anonymous printmaker active between 1470 to 1495. He was a Netherlandish artist who's identified from his monogram of IA or IAM and even Zwolle where they may have been from.

The artist may not have had a colorful medium from the printmaking, but his style showed how much tonal nuance engraved pictures could contain. Prints usually use just one ink color and IAM Zwolle was able to create images with depth. The way he spaced out the lines made it seem as if the images were an actual scene. Closer the lines were caused a darker tone and the further the lines were allowed a white or lighter tone. 

It was believed that IAM Zwolle was not just a printmaker, but a painter as well from his understanding of tones in his work. Today it is unknown who this artist is or if they have other works under another name. Some suspected that it was Johan van den Minnesten a painter from Zwolle, but his works did not survive they can't compare them.

List of Their Works:

• The Adoration of the Magi 
• The Last Supper 
• The Agony in the Garden
• The Betrayal of Christ 
• The Large Crucifixion with the Horsemen 
• The Lamentation over Christ  
• Christ Blessing 
• The Virgin and Child with Cherries at the Window
• The Madonna Seated, the Christ Child Holding the Cross 
• The Virgin Standing on a Demon 
• The Virgin and Child, Turning over the Leaves of a Book
• Saint Anne, the Virgin and Child on a Throne 
• Saint Augustine with the Heart, Pierced by an Arrow 
• Saint Bernard Kneeling before the Virgin 
• Saint Christopher on Horseback 
• Saint George 
• Mass of Saint Gregory 
• Allegory of the Transience of Life 
• Battle of Two Men with the Centaur 
• The Young Man and the Devil 
• Coat of Arms with a Greyhound Supported by a Savage 
• Gothic Canopy with Windows and Doors 
• The Crucifixion
• Death'' 

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Arts and Culture

Metropolitan Museum

National Gallery of Art

Wikipedia