The name of Matthäus Zaisinger or Zazinger is connected to the prints of Master MZ from very early, in the list of his prints made by the Nuremberg collector Paul Behaim in 1618, which survives. Behaim calls Master MZ "Matheus Zaszinger" or "Zingel", without giving any reasons. Joachim von Sandrart included MZ in his Teutsche Academie of 1675, suggesting the initials stood for Martin Zink, Zatzinger or Zasinger. A Matthäus Zagel has also been introduced to the debate.Hutchison, 61; Shestack, biography
