Notname-Name given to an artist with no known name

Notname Name given to an artist with no known name

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Attica,_anfora_con_sairi_ed_hermes,_da_vulci,_500-490_ac_ca._02.JPG by Sailko Public domain

Roman_ruins_at_Tigzirt.jpg Moumouh206 CC BY-SA 3.0

In art history, a Notname is an invented name given to an artist whose identity has been lost. The practice arose from the need to give such artists and their typically untitled, or generically titled works, an acceptable if unsatisfactory grouping, avoiding confusion when cataloging. The phrases provisional name, name of convenience and emergency names are sometimes used to describe anonymous masters; nonce name was at one time used.