St. Luke Painting the Madonna
about 1520 | Jan Gossaert, gen. Mabuse
Gossaert, who was one of the first Flemish painters to adopt the Roman style, is clearly at the turning point from Late Gothic to Renaissance style and includes both a Late-Gothic arrangement of the folds of fabric and Italian Quattrocento architecture in his painting. St. Luke is viewing his portrayal of the Madonna, which he has just completed with angelic help. She has appeared to the saint in a cloud. Depictions of the Madonna as a vision were unusual at this time in the Netherlands, suggesting that Gossaert’s composition was based on Italian forerunners.
Gossaert, who was one of the first Flemish painters to adopt the Roman style, is clearly at the turning point from Late Gothic to Renaissance style and includes both a Late-Gothic arrangement of the folds of fabric and Italian Quattrocento architecture in his painting. St. Luke is viewing his portrayal of the Madonna, which he has just completed with angelic help. She has appeared to the saint in a cloud. Depictions of the Madonna as a vision were unusual at this time in the Netherlands, suggesting that Gossaert’s composition was based on Italian forerunners.
Artist:
Jan Gossaert, gen. Mabuse (1478 Maubeuge - 1532 Middelburg) DNB
Time:
about 1520
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Netherlandish
Material/technology:
oak wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 110,5 cm × 83,5 cm
Framed: 128 cm × 100,5 cm × 5,8 cm
Inscribed
Auf dem Mantelsaum der Madonna ein teilweise in spiegelverkehrten Buchstaben geschriebene Inschrift in verballhorntem Latein, die keinen lesbaren Text ergibt
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 894
Provenance
Before 1656 Augustijn Tijssens, Antwerp; Coll. Leopold Wilhelm
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