Claim: Very little is known about Hermen Rode, he lived and worked in Lübeck and was a German Gothic painter.
Evidence: Very little is known about Rode. He lived and worked in Lübeck, and from 1468 owned a house on Johannisstrasse street in the city, implying a certain degree of wealth and fame. Hermen Rode (fl. c. 1468 – c. 1504) was a German Gothic painter.