Jan Joest van Calcar

(1460–1519) painter

Jan Joest van Calcar (1460–1519) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Jan Joest van Calcar belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.

Jan Joest van Calcar was born in Wesel and died in Haarlem.

One of the best-known works is ‘Fragment with the transfiguration of Christ’. The catalogue has 6 works by Jan Joest van Calcar with free images. The dated works span the years 1510–1540. Works by Jan Joest van Calcar are held by Bavarian State Painting Collections and Columbus Museum of Art.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Filippo Mazzola, Bernardino Fungai, Macrino d'Alba, Pellegrino Aretusi, and Benedetto Rusconi.

• The Renaissance