02 — ARTIST
MOSTAERT, Jan
b. 1475 Haarlem
BIOGRAPHY
Netherlandish painter. He was born in Haarlem and the influence of Geertgen tot Sint Jans can be clearly seen in his rather stiff and gangling figures. As painter to Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands, he accompanied her on her travels, making portraits of her courtiers. He also painted religious works. His most remarkable painting, however, is a landscape of the West Indies (Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, 1525-30). Many of his paintings were destroyed in the Great Fire of Haarlem in 1576, and little is known in detail of his career.
WORKS IN ARCHIVE
10 RECORDS
- Abraham and Hagar 1550
- Adoration of the Magi 1520
- Hilly River Landscape with St Christopher 1550
- Portrait of Abel van den Colster 1510
- Portrait of a Woman 1525
- Portrait of a Woman (detail) 1525
- Portrait of an African Gentleman 1529
- The Holy Family at Table 1500
- The Tree of Jesse 1485
- West Indian Landscape 1540
CITE THIS RECORD — BIBTEX
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