Complex sentence: He was the son of Israhel van Meckenem the Elder, also a Bocholt goldsmith; attempts have been made to identify the father as the "Master of the Berlin Passion", an early engraver, but this remains speculative.
Split into simpler sentences: He was the son of Israhel van Meckenem the Elder, also a Bocholt goldsmith. Attempts have been made to identify the father as the "Master of the Berlin Passion", an early engraver, but this remains speculative.