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In short
The Jan Gossaert painting most people know is Adam and Eve (1525), and you can see it at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, Providence. Right after it come Portrait of a man (1528) and Man of Sorrow (1525). Out of 241 works by Jan Gossaert in our catalogue, these 100 are the best known. Each one comes with its year, its museum and a short note on what makes it stand out.
In the profound stillness of Jan Gossaert’s 1525 masterpiece, Adam and Eve, we are invited into a moment of primordial intimacy that transcends the boundaries of time. This breathtaking oil painting serves as a cornerstone of Northern Renaissance artistry, capturing the very dawn of humanity with a level of anatomical precision and dramatic flair that was revolutionary for its era. The composition centers on the tender, almost vulnerable embrace of…
The gaze of the subject in Portrait of a man by Jan Gossaert meets the viewer with a steady, unwavering presence. Created about 1530, this work captures a man seated within a space that feels both cramped and cozy, a private nook where the tools of a specific life reside. The artist, Jan Gossaert, who is also known by the moniker Mabuse, renders the figure with a profound sense of…
The body of Christ hangs heavy, a pale anchor in a sea of deep reds and shadows. Every muscle is rendered with a sharp, anatomical clarity that feels almost tactile, as if the skin might still hold warmth despite the stillness of death. Light strikes the torso from a single direction, carving out the hollows of the ribs and the tension in the limbs. Around this central suffering, figures gather…
Step closer and observe the stillness of this young man. He is presented in a bust-length view, framed within a gentle oval that focuses our attention entirely on his psychological state. There is a certain gravity in his gaze, a stoic and thoughtful expression that suggests a life of intellectual depth and high social standing. He does not perform for us; he simply exists in a moment of quiet contemplation.…
The heavy wooden panels of the triptych stand partially open, revealing a world caught in a moment of sacred stillness. These two exterior wings, crafted in 1521, act as a threshold between the mundane and the divine. On one side, a woman holds a book, her gaze steady and quiet; on the other, an angel appears, bringing a celestial presence to the earthly realm. They exist within a framework of…
To gaze upon Jan Gossaert’s Virgin and Child Enthroned is to step directly into the luminous, deeply spiritual atmosphere of the Northern Renaissance. This masterpiece, painted in 1527, transcends mere portraiture; it is a profound theological statement rendered with breathtaking technical skill. At its heart sits the Virgin Mary, regal and serene, enthroned as she cradles the infant Jesus. The immediate visual impact is drawn to the vibrant sweep of…
A middle-aged man is captured in a bust-length composition, his gaze directed toward the left of the frame. He wears a dark, beret-style hat and a black doublet over a white undershirt, with a single gold ring featuring a gemstone visible on his hand. The lighting is directional, descending from the upper left to cast soft shadows across the right side of his face and neck. This chiaroscuro effect provides…
The Holy Family is a painting by Jan Gossaert, executed in 1507. This oil on panel work captures a quiet, domestic moment within a grander architectural framework. The Virgin Mary occupies the center of the scene, her hands cradling the Christ Child. Their presence forms the heart of the composition, anchored by the weight of their figures against the stone and sky.
Two figures sit locked in a quiet, muscular embrace. Hercules and Deianeira occupy a marble-paneled niche, their limbs entwined in a way that feels both heavy and strangely delicate. The man’s skin carries the sculptural weight of antiquity, his form defined by the tension of bone and muscle. Beside him, Deianeira rests, her pose a study in soft curves and sudden stillness. They do not look at the viewer; they…
The Virgin preparing the bath of the Child1500 · Bob Jones University Museum and Gallery
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Madonna with the Child1500 · Hämeenlinna Art Museum
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Virgin and child in the veil1500 · Královské muzea krásných umění v Belgii
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Madonna with child1495
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Portrait of Isabella of Austria1514
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Floris van Egmond, Count of Buren1510 · Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
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Saint Jerome1512 · Statens Museum for Kunst
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Christ on the Mount of Olives1507 · Gemäldegalerie
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Portrait of a Man1515 · Pushkinovo státní muzeum umění
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The Beheading of St John the Baptist1510 · École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts
21![Saint Jerome Penitent [right panel] (1512) od Jan Gossaert](/media/artworks/images-thumb/95/ad/95ada119db2ef8e277bc791f8836200f.jpg)
Saint Jerome Penitent [right panel]1512 · National Gallery of Art
22![Saint Jerome Penitent [left panel] (1512) od Jan Gossaert](/media/artworks/images-thumb/d3/f3/d3f3c45e9279abe486979f615cf3518c.jpg)
Saint Jerome Penitent [left panel]1512 · National Gallery of Art
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The Malvagna Altarpiece (centre panel, detail)1513
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Agony in the Garden1510
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Holy Family with Coats of Arms of Charles...1528 · Saint Louis Art Museum
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Virgin and Child in a Landscape1531 · Clevelandské muzeum umění
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Self-portrait1525 · Currier Gallery of Art
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Madonna and Child1529 · Rijksmuseum Twenthe
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Christ on Mount Olive1525 · Bavarské státní sbírky malby
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The Holy Family1520 · Muzeum umění Houston
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Portrait of Henry III, Count of Nassau1530 · Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
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Christ sitting on the Cold Stone1531 · Královské muzeum výtvarného umění Antverpy
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Virgin and Child with a Patron1530 · Statens Museum for Kunst
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Portrait of Anna de Bergh, Marquise de Veere1530 · McNay Art Museum
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Saint Luke painting the Virgin1520 · Národní galerie Praha
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Portrait of a Man1524
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Madonna with Child Jesus1531 · Národní muzeum ve Varšavě
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Christus rust na de geseling1527 · Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
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Madonna and Child1532
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Madonna and Child playing with the veil1530
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Cain Killing Abel1525
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Portrait of a Man1524
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Danaë1527 · Alte Pinakothek
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Scenes from the Life of St Giles1520 · Statens Museum for Kunst
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The Martyrdom of St Cyriacus and His Companions1520 · Statens Museum for Kunst
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An Elderly Couple1525 · National Gallery
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Young Girl with Astronomic Instrument1530
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Virgin Mary, Christ Blessing, and St John the Baptist (Deesis)1525
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Abbot Johann Ingenray1535 · Detroit Institute of Arts
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The Adoration of the Kings1510 · National Gallery
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Wings of the Norfolk Triptych1525 · Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts
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Virgin and Child1525 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Adam and Eve1510 · Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
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Danaë (detail)1527 · Alte Pinakothek
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The Carondelet Diptych: Jean Carondelet (left panel), Virgin and Child (right panel)1517 · Louvre
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Danaë1527 · Alte Pinakothek
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Two Kings and a Woman Leaving a Palace1510
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Madonna and Child1527 · Museo del Prado
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The Adoration of the Kings (detail)1500
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The Adoration of the Kings1500
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Holy Family with St. Catherine and St. Barbara1515
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St Jerome Penitent1510
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Hercules and Deianira1517 · Barber Institute of Fine Arts
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Neptune and Amphitrite, - (188x123.)1516
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Hercules of the Forum Boarium1509
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Neptune and Amphitrite1516
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Virgin and Child with Musical Angels1510
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A Reliquary1510 · Morganova knihovna & muzeum
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The Agony in the Garden1510
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Standing Warrior in Fantastic Armour1509
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The Carondelet Diptych left wing, Jean Carondelet1517
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St John the Evangelist on Patmos1515
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The Holy Family Seated at the Foot of a Tree1510
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Apollo Citharoedus of the Casa Sassi1509
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Neptune and Amphitrite (detail)1516
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The Malvagna Altarpiece (right wing, detail)1513
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Jean Carondelet1503 · Toledo Museum of Art
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The Adoration of the Magi1515
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Agony in the Garden (detail)1510
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Bust of a Warrior in Fantastic Armour1509
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Study after the Spinario (detail)1509 · Universiteitsbibliotheek
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Virgin and Child with Sts Catherine and Barbara1510
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The Doria Pamphilj Diptych (right wing)1510 · Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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Carondelet Diptych (left wing)1517
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Study after the Spinario (recto)1509 · Universiteitsbibliotheek
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Neptune and Amphitrite1516
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The Malvagna Altarpiece (exterior wings)1513
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The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine1503 · Statens Museum for Kunst
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Carondelet Diptych (right wing)1517
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Emperor Augustus and the Tiburtine Sibyl1503
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Carondelet Diptych1517
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The Malvagna Altarpiece (side wings)1513
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View of the Colosseum Seen from the West1509
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Carondelet Diptych (verso)1517
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The Malvagna Altarpiece (centre panel)1513
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Portrait of a Man, possibly Jan Snoeck1530 · National Gallery of Art
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Mary with Child1525 · Gemäldegalerie
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The Mocking of Christ or the Man of Sorrows1525
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King Christian II of Denmark1525
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Virgin and Child Seated at the Foot of a Tree1522
The four subjects that come up most often in these pieces, each with its best-known example.
8 muzea, v nichž je umístěno nejvíce obrazů z této stránky.
| Muzea | Město | Díla autora Jan Gossaert | Obrazy z tohoto seznamu |
|---|---|---|---|
 Statens Museum for Kunst |
Kodaň | 5 | Saint Jerome, Virgin and Child with a Patron, Scenes from the Life of St Giles |
 National Gallery of Art |
Washington | 4 | Saint Jerome Penitent [right panel], Saint Jerome Penitent [left panel], Portrait of a Man, possibly Jan Snoeck |
 Alte Pinakothek |
Mnichov | 3 | Danaë, Danaë (detail), Danaë |
 Gemäldegalerie |
Berlín | 9 | Christ on the Mount of Olives, Mary with Child |
 National Gallery |
Londýn | 7 | An Elderly Couple, The Adoration of the Kings |
 Královské muzea krásných umění v Belgii |
Brusel | 4 | Portrait of a man, Virgin and child in the veil |
 Královské muzeum výtvarného umění Antverpy |
Antverpy | 4 | Portrait of a Man, Christ sitting on the Cold Stone |
 Kunsthistorisches Museum |
Vídeň | 3 | Virgin and child enthroned, Portrait of a man |
Pick a decade to see its standout piece.
The Holy Family is a painting by Jan Gossaert, executed in 1507. This oil on panel work captures a quiet, domestic moment within a grander architectural framework. The Virgin Mary occupies the center of the scene, her hands cradling the Christ Child. Their presence forms the heart of the composition, anchored by the weight of their figures against the stone and sky.
Two figures sit locked in a quiet, muscular embrace. Hercules and Deianeira occupy a marble-paneled niche, their limbs entwined in a way that feels both heavy and strangely delicate. The man’s skin carries the sculptural weight of antiquity, his form defined by the tension of bone and muscle. Beside him, Deianeira rests, her pose a study in soft curves and sudden stillness. They do not look at the viewer; they…
In the profound stillness of Jan Gossaert’s 1525 masterpiece, Adam and Eve, we are invited into a moment of primordial intimacy that transcends the boundaries of time. This breathtaking oil painting serves as a cornerstone of Northern Renaissance artistry, capturing the very dawn of humanity with a level of anatomical precision and dramatic flair that was revolutionary for its era. The composition centers on the tender, almost vulnerable embrace of…
Top of the list is Adam and Eve (1525), Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, Providence. Right behind it: Portrait of a man (1528) and Man of Sorrow (1525).
47 years old. Jan Gossaert was born in 1478, and Adam and Eve dates from 1525.
Adam and Eve, Portrait of a man, Man of Sorrow, Portrait of a Man, Two Wings from a Triptych (exterior), Virgin and child enthroned, Portrait of a man, The Holy Family, Hercules and Deianeira a Triptych of the Holy Family. You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.
We have 241 works by Jan Gossaert in our catalogue, dated 1495 to 1532.
You'll find most of them in Statens Museum for Kunst (Kodaň), National Gallery of Art (Washington) a Alte Pinakothek (Mnichov). The museum list above has the full breakdown.
In 1510s, more than any other time: 39 of the 100 pieces on this page date from then, Hercules and Deianeira among them.
The earliest piece here is Madonna with child (1495); the most recent is Madonna and Child (1532).
Woman (12), Man (10) a Renaissance (7), out of the 100 pieces on this page.
Oil On Panel, used in 15 of the 100 pieces on this page.
Severská renesance, as you can see in the pieces on this page.
You can see 5 of the pieces on this page at the Statens Museum for Kunst, Kodaň, including Saint Jerome, Virgin and Child with a Patron a Scenes from the Life of St Giles.
Yes. Every painting on this page is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print, in the size that suits you. Just open the painting's page to order.
V proměnlivé krajině počátku šestnáctého století málokterý umělec dokázal tak mistrovsky překlenout propast mezi pečlivými tradicemi Severu a rozkvétajícím humanismem Jihu jako Jan Gossaert. Historii znám pod evokativní přezdívkou Mabuse, tento vizionářský malíř vyšel z Maubeuge ve Francii, aby se stal jedním ze základních pilířů romanistického hnutí. Dílo jeho života představuje hlubokou metamorfózi nizozemského malířství, kde ostrý, hmatatelný realismus flandřských mistrů setkal se s velkolepou, sochařskou elegancí italské renesance. Studium Gossaertova díla je jako svědectví o okamžiku, kdy středověká duše začala přijímat klasické světlo antiky.
Ačkoliv přesné detaily jeho raného výcviku zůstávají zahaleny mlhou času, umělecké DNA Gossaerta bylo hluboce zakořeněno v tradicích Nízkých krajin. Velmi pravděpodobně strávil svá formativní léta nasáváním technické preciznosti mistrů jako Rogier van der Weyden a Hugo van der Goes. Od těchto předchůdců zdědil bezkonkurenční oddanost detailu – způsob ztvárnění textur, látek a světla, který působil divákovi téměř hmatatelně. Gossaert však nebyl pouhým napodobovatelem minulosti; disponoval nesytným zájmem o novost a hleděl k jihu, aby do svého rodného stylu integroval anatomickou přesnost a architektonický grandióznost italské renesance.
Skutečný génius Mabuse spočívá v jeho schopnosti harmonizovat dva zdánlivě neslučitelné světy. Jeho vývoj jako romanistického malíře znamenal odklon od čistě gotických citění, která dlouho dominovala severní Evropě. Zatímco dřívější umělci se soustředili na symbolickou hloubku a duchovní ikonografii, Gossaert do svých děl vnesl pocit fyzické váhy a klasických proporcí. Studium lidské formy věnoval nové, vědecké vitalitě, díky které jeho postavy prostory vyplňovaly se sochařskou přítomností, jež byla pro jeho éru revoluční.
Tato stylistická evoluce je nejvýrazněji patrná v jeho zacházení se světlem a atmosférou. V jeho rukou světlo scénu pouze osvětluje; ono ji přímo sochařsky utváří. Využíval atmosférickou perspektivu k vytváření rozsáhlých, pohlcujících krajin, které se zdají nekonečně ustupovat do dálky a poskytují svým postavám dramatickou scénu. Jeho kompozice často vykazují komplexní hru stínů a záře, což je technika, která dodává jeho náboženským i mytologickým scénám téměř teatrální intenzitu. Tato mistrovnost mu umožnila vyvážit jemnou rovnovhu mezi hlubokou duchovní kontemplací vyžadovanou náboženskými zakázkami a intelektuální velkolepostí, kterou si nárokovali humanističtí učenci jeho doby.
Gossaertova plodná kariéra byla podporována prestižní sítí patronů, od bohatých obchodníků až po vysoko postavené duchovní přednosty a šlechtu. Jeho tvorba byla neuvěřitelně rozmanitá, od monumentálních oltářních obrazů, která tvořila pilíř interiéru katedrál, až po intimní portréty zachycující psychologickou podstatu svých modelů. Mezi jeho nejtrvalší přínosy patří:
Historický význam Jana Gossaerta nelze přeceňovat. Působil jako životně důležitý spojovací článek, který přepravil klasické ideály Itálie přes Alpy a zasadil je pevně do úrodné půdy Nizozemí. Propojením precizního řemesla flandřské tradice s architektonickými inovacemi římské renesance připravil cestu pro budoucí generace severních umělců. Jeho odkaz zůstává vytesán do samotné tkáně dějin umění jako symbol triumfální éry kulturní syntézy a uměleckého znovuzrození.
