Jan Provoost
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Baptism of Christ, This painting depicts the baptism of Christ by John the Baptist. Christ stands knee deep in a river holding his right hand in a blessing. John the Baptist stands to the left of Christ, with his right hand over Christ's head. A dove in the form of the Holy Spirit flies overhead. The river in which Christ stands winds into a mountainous background.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0533; Public Notes:
Emerencie, Mother of St. Anne, Depiction of the mother of St. Anne reading what appears to be an illuminated manuscript. She is depicted wearing traditional Dutch headdress. In the background is a fence, a column, and a landscape., c.1520
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0529; Public Notes: This piece is a fragment of the upper left panel of an altarpiece of the Virgin Genealogy mentioned in the 1598 inventory of paintings left by King Philip II of Spain.
Entombment, This painting depicts the entombment of Christ. He is surrounded by several mourners including the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalen, Joseph of Arimathea, and Nicodemus.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0534; Public Notes: This painting was previously in the Goudstikker Collection.
Lamentation, This painting depicts the lamentation of Christ. The wounded Christ lies on the ground with his head in the Virgin's lap. He is surrounded by his friends and relatives. In the background to the left, we see the crucified Christ hanging with two crucified thieves.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0535; Public Notes:
Madonna and Child in a Landscape, Depiction of the Virgin Mary nursing the infant Christ child. She gestures a blessing with her right hand while she holds the Christ child with her left. In the background is a Dutch landscape., c.1520-1525
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0531; Public Notes: Our photograph notes that this painting was once a part of the "Reuders Collection, Belgium." The online database doesn't mention a "Reuders" but does mention a "Renders." This painting was a gift to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts Val. A. Bowning. The accession number is UMFA1994.017.002.
Madonna and Child with Angels, This painting illustrates the Virgin standing and holding the infant Christ. Two angels hover above crowning the haloed Virgin.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0532; Public Notes: The two sources list Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe as the current repository. However, evidence of this cannot be found on the museum's website.
Portraits of a Donor Praying, Portrait of an unknown donor with his hands folded in prayer. He sits in a walled garden and looks at something outside of the picture plane. He is depicted in three-quarter view with his lips parted., c.1510-1529
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0537; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: This painting was once attributed to Andrea Solario. This painting is a fragment from the left wing of a triptych from San Colombeno, Genoa, now in the Galleria di Palazzo Bianco, on loan from the Ospedale Civile di San Martino, Genoa. A corresponding fragment from the right wing is in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Madrid. The accession number is 273.
Saint Dominic, This painting depicts Saint Dominic standing in three-quarter view wearing a halo. In his right hand he holds a star (as he was the patron saint of astrologers). In his left hand he holds an illuminated manuscript.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0536.2; Public Notes:
Saint John the Baptist, This painting depicts St. John the Baptist standing in three-quarter view wearing a halo. In his left hand, he holds a small lantern. A small white lamb sits at his feet with a short staff pressed against his side.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0536.1; Public Notes: This painting is the left panel of a pair of shutters.
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