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Jan Gossaert. Diptiek van Jean Carondelet Jean Carondelet, by Jan Gossaert, unspecified, 1517

Jan Gossaert. Diptiek van Jean Carondelet Jean Carondelet

Jan Gossaert

1517

unspecified

From the collection of Catholic University of Leuven

Dominant colour

Overview

Jan Gossaert. Diptiek van Jean Carondelet Jean Carondelet is a 1517 unspecified by Jan Gossaert, a Northern Renaissance work, held at Catholic University of Leuven.

Who painted this?
Jan Gossaert
When & what style?
1517 · Northern Renaissance
Where can I see it?
Catholic University of Leuven

About this work

You see a portrait of Jean Carondelet in this painting. It's an oil on panel work from 1517. The details in the painting are interesting because they show the subject's clothing and jewelry, giving us a glimpse of what people wore during that time. The painting is small, and the subject is centered. The artist paid close attention to the details of the subject's face and hands. To learn more about this style, look up the technique of sfumato.

About the artist

Portrait of Jan Gossaert
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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