The Enigmatic Master of the AB Monogram: A Glimpse into a German Renaissance Workshop The 16th century in Germany was a period of profound religious and artistic upheaval, witnessing both the blossoming of Renaissance ideals and the seismic shifts initiated by the Reformation. Emerging from this dynamic context is an artist known only as the Master of the AB Monogram – a name derived not from personal identity but from the distinctive monogram that consistently appears on his devotional paintings. While Johannes Hintermeyer has been proposed as a possible identification, the true personality…