Jan Gossaert

(1478–1532) Flemish painter (1478–1532)

Jan Gossaert (1478–1532) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Jan Gossaert belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.

Jan Gossaert was born in Maubeuge and died in Antwerp. Jan Gossaert worked in Antwerp, Rome, Middelburg, and Utrecht. Jan Gossaert became a member of Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke.

The best-known works include ‘The Adoration of the Kings’, ‘Danae’, ‘Madonna and Child Playing With the Veil’, and ‘Descent from the Cross’. The works belong mainly to the genre Northern Renaissance. The catalogue has 104 works by Jan Gossaert with free images. The dated works span the years 1450–1575. Works by Jan Gossaert are held by several collections, among them Gemäldegalerie, National Gallery, Statens Museum for Kunst, and Kungliga museet för sköna konster i Belgien.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Galeazzo Campi, Girolamo Genga, Cesare da Sesto, Girolamo del Pacchia, and Sodoma.

• The Renaissance
• Danae
• The Adoration of the Kings
• Neptune and Amphitrite