Master Theodoric (c.1328–1381)

• Was a Czech painter.
• He is the best documented Gothic painter in Bohemia.
• He was the favourite court painter of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and the first Bohemian painter whose name can be linked to a body of work.
• His masterpiece is the Chapel of the Holy Cross at Charles' newly completed Karlštejn Castle, near Prague.
• He most likely came to Prague from the Rhineland.
• In 1359 he is mentioned as "malerius imperatoris" and owner of a house in Hradčany in the Records of the Hradčany town.
• In a special document of 28 April 1367, Charles IV certified that Theodoric's court and fields in the village of Mořina would be freed of all taxes and other charges.
• Known for his bold and vigorous style, he is seen as a central figure in the development of Bohemian art.
• Theodoric's workshop carried out the unique overall decoration of the Chapel of the Holy Cross at Karlštejn Castle between 1360 and 1365.
• The displayed painting is a crop from: Mistr Theodorik, Saint Jude Thaddaeus.
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