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He signed certain pieces of his work with OPUS MODERNI (opus is the Latin term for 'work' - which then means 'work of the modern'). The modern here is referring to the Ancient World, in contrary to the Naturalism of the Gothic. He was active in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. His earliest works may date around 1485-1490, and his earliest dated work is 1490.\r\nThere are many different suggestions in literature to whom OPUS MODERNI may refer, and there has never been a clear answer to it.","physicalDescription":"Arion naked except for a small shoulder mantle stands between two armed men, who bind his arms behind him. In the background to the right is a ship, and in the foreground a viol. Flat moulded rim. 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