# St Donatian

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## Artwork

- Artist: [VERMEYEN, Jan Cornelisz.](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vermeyen-jan-cornelisz-r3660203a910602>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Oil on panel, 43 x 35 cm

## Commentary

Although it is sometimes attributed to Jan Gossart, this painting was executed by one of his followers, probably by the young Vermeyen. St Donatian \(d. 390\) is the patron saint of Bruges, where his relics were enshrined in the ninth century.

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## Attribution

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