Master Paul of Levoča

Master Paul of Levoča (German: Paul von Leutschau, Hungarian: Lőcsei Pál mester; Slovak: Majster Pavol z Levoče) was a medieval carver and sculptor of the 15th and 16th century, active mostly in then Carpathian-German town of Levoča, Slovakia (Hungarian: Lőcse, German: Leutschau).

He probably started working in Kraków, judged by the connections of this city with Levoča at that time and, based on the artistic similarities, he may have been a student of Veit Stoss.

He worked in Sabinov and Banská Bystrica before settling in Levoča in 1500, marrying a daughter of an influential citizen.

The Madonna from this altar was depicted in the former issue of 100 SKK banknotes (before Slovakia's adoption of the Euro in 2009).

[2] In 1527 he became a member of the Levoča town council, but he gained most of his fame and recognition after his death.

The Last Supper scene from Master Paul's altar in Levoča
"Madonna and Child", detail of the retable in the Church of the Assumption, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia