Jan Mostaert

(1475–1555) nederländsk målare

Jan Mostaert (1475–1555) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Jan Mostaert belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.

Jan Mostaert was born in Haarlem and died in Haarlem. Jan Mostaert studied under Jacob Janszen. Jan Mostaert worked in Haarlem. Jan Mostaert became a member of Haarlem Guild of St. Luke.

The best-known works include ‘Joseph Explaining the Dreams of the Baker and the Cupbearer’, ‘The Adoration of the Magi’, and ‘Portrait of a man’. The catalogue has 40 works by Jan Mostaert with free images. The dated works span the years 1499–1599. Works by Jan Mostaert are held by several collections, among them Rijksmuseum, Kungliga museet för sköna konster i Belgien, Riksmuseumet i Twenthe, and Frans Hals Museum. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jan van Doornik, Jan de Beer, Andrea Previtali, Claus Berg, and Grão Vasco.