Jan Mostaert
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Portrait of a Man with Creation Scenes in the Bakground, Portrait of an unknown man seated in front of an expansive landscape. He wears a beret and holds a pair of white gloves, one of which is on his hand, the other in his grasp. In the background, we see scenes from the creation story. The creation of Eve is evident above the sitter's right shoulder. In the nearer distance, Adam and Eve stand accepting the apple from the snake under the tree of knowledge, depicting the fall of man., c.1500-1550
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0508; Public Notes: Our sitter was once identified as a man from the family of Diest van Melisant. However, this has not been confirmed.
Portrait of a Young Man, Portrait of a young man. He sits in the foreground wearing a small black hat, white gloves, and a ring. His hands appear to be clasped in prayer in the background, we see the conversion of St. Hubert, who while hunting on a holy day saw a deer with a crucifix between its horns. The name of the young man in this piece may been Hubert., c.1519
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0504; Public Notes:
Portrait of an Old Woman, Portrait of an old woman. She is turned in three-quarter view and wears a traditional Dutch veil on her head. She appears to hold rosary beads in her hands, likely in devotion. In the background, we see the sacrifice of Isaac. This is the moment when God commands Abraham to spare his son. An angel stops Abraham as he pulls back his sword to kill his kneeling son. In the sky, the clouds part revealing God the Father., c.1500-1550
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0506; Public Notes: This painting was sold at Sotheby's at London on 12/16/1999. The lot number is 10.
Portrait of Sir Abel van Coulster, Portrait of Sir Abel van Coulster, a lawyer of the Court of Holland in 1512. Van Coulster stands at a parapet in the foreground. He is turned in three-quarter view and holds a piece of jewelry in his hands, possibly a rosary. In the upper left corner, the Virgin Mary and Christ child sit enthroned in the sky. Angels fly around them and an unidentified person falls from the sky. A crowd of people watch from below. On the rectangular column to the right, putti stand holding the sitter's coat of arms., c.1512
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0503; Public Notes:
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