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Jan Gossaert. Christus op de olijfberg, by Jan Gossaert, 1924

Jan Gossaert. Christus op de olijfberg

Jan Gossaert

1924

From the collection of Catholic University of Leuven

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Overview

Jan Gossaert. Christus op de olijfberg is a 1924 by Jan Gossaert, held at Catholic University of Leuven.

Who painted this?
Jan Gossaert
When & what style?
1924
Where can I see it?
Catholic University of Leuven

About this work

Jan Gossaert shows Jesus kneeling in a garden. His hands clasp in prayer. Behind him, three disciples sleep. Three apostles slump under an olive tree in the background. This image comes from a 1512 painting. It was later turned into a glass slide for art history classes. The slide traveled between Belgium and Germany in the 1800s. Look up Jan Gossaert next.

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Artist

Jan Gossaert

Jan Gossaert (c. 1478 – 1 October 1532) was a French-speaking painter from the Low Countries also known as Jan Mabuse (the name he adopted from his birthplace, Maubeuge) or Jennyn van Hennegouwe (Hainaut), as he called…

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