Today, Master Bolfgangus is considered to be one of the most important painters of the 15th century in the area of present-day Slovenia. He was one of the first to enrich his style with the use of prints and very early began to use the graphics of Master E. S. He had a wide circle of disciples and successors, which can be followed in by stylistic comparisons and the use of templates for brocade patterns. In the beginning, however, Bolfgang did not have such important place in Slovenian art history – during the discovery of frescoes in Crngrob under the guidance of France Stele, three of his frescoes from the north nave were removed for the purpose of exploring the lower layers. The location of these fragments, of which only St. Anna Self–Third was removed succesfully, while Adoration of the Kings and St. Martin were in fragments, had been for a long time unknown. It is now known that fragments of the Adoration of the Kings at the Faculty of Arts in Ljubljana, St. Anna Self–Third in the National Gallery of Slovenia and fragment with the head of St. Martin at the national Restoration Centre. From the iconography of the frescoes on the east wall of the north nave, we can deduce the shape of this part of the building at the time when it was painted by Master Bolfgang.
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