Early Netherlandish Painting
In this section you will find pictures of paintings by artists from my native
country, Flanders, in Belgium. (15th and 16th century).
In 1998 there were some important exhibitions about this topic, From
Memling to Pourbus in Bruges (Belgium) , the Bouts
exhibition in Leuven (Belgium) and From Van Eyck to Brueghel
in New York. In 2002 there was the famous Van Eyck
exhibition in Bruges.
Many pictures you find here come from the catalogues of these exhibitions.
The first quarter of the fifteenth century saw the transition from the so-called
International Gothic style to a new realism exemplified by Robert Campin (the
Maître de Flémalle), the Van Eyck brothers, Rogier Van der Weyden and their
followers. These were many: Petrus Christus, Dieric Bouts, Hans Memling and
Gerard David, to mention only the most famous. Bruges and Ghent were the main
centres, but also important were Tournai, Brussels, Leuven, and later Antwerp
and Mechelen.
As you probably know, attributions are sometimes difficult. I followed
the attribution I found in the catalogue or book the image comes from.
Also, if a picures is attributed to the studio of, let us say, Memling, you'll
find it under "Memling" as a "Follower of Memling", or "Studio
of Memling", or "Copy after Memling".
About the artistic importance of Bruges in the 15th century, you can read this
text.
Aelbert van Ouwater
ctive mid-15th century
Anonymous
- Flemish School, Annunciation,
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (previously attributed to Dürer, Herry met de
Bles, Jan de Beer, the Master of 1518; close to Bernard van Orley)
- Flemish School, Lamentation
triptych, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, early 16th Century
- Anonymous artist, perhaps after Bernard van Orley, Portrait
of Emperor Charles V (previously attributed to the Master of the Magdalene
Legend)
Barend van Orley
ctive by 1515, died 1541/42
- Virgin
and Child with Angels, about 1515, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Follower
of Barend van Orley, Four Scenes from the Passion, about 1520, Metropolitan
Museum of Art, New York
- The Virgin of Louvain,
Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado, 1516
- Reconstruction
of the Polyptych of the Life and Death of the Virgin, 1520, OCMW-Museum, Brussels
Jean Bellegambe
French, active 1504-34
- Le Cellier Altarpiece, 1509, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, closed
and open
Simon Bening
About 1483/84 - 1561
Ambrosius Benson
Lanceloot Blondeel
- St. Lucas
paints the Holy Virgin, Brugge, Groeningemuseum
- Enthroned
Madonna with St. Lucas and St. Eligius
- attributed to Lanceloot Blondeel, The
Good Samaritan, Groeningemuseum Brugge
- attributed to Lanceloot Blondeel, The
seven delights of Maria, Tournai, cathédrale Notre-Dame
- attributed to Lanceloot Blondeel, Destruction
of Dacianus, drawing, Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett
- attributed to Lanceloot Blondeel, Martyrdom
of St. George, drawing, London, British Museum
Jeroen Bosch
- The Capital Sins, Madrid,
Museo Nacional del Prado
- central panel
from The Haywain, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado
- central panel
from The Garden of Delights, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado
- Triptych of the
Adoration of the Magi, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado
- Extraction of
the Stone of Madness, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado
Aelbert Bouts
orn about 1451/54, died 1549
Dirk Bouts has a special page
Melchior Broederlam
- Diptych, Museum Mayer
Van den Bergh, Antwerp
Robert Campin has a special page
Petrus Christus has a special page
Pieter Claeissens I
Albert Cornelis
Cornelis Engelbrechtsz
468 - 1527
Gerard David has a special page
Geertgen tot Sint-Jans
Jan Gossaert
active by 1503, died 1532
- Portrait of a Man,
1520/25, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Virgin and Child,
about 1525, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Christ with the
Virgin and S. John, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado
- Virgin and Child, Madrid,
Museo Nacional del Prado
- Christ Mocked,
Valencia, Museo del Patriarca
Jean Hey (Maître de Moulins)
active 1480 - 1500
ortrait of Margaret
of Austria (1480-1530), about 1490
Adriaen Isenbrant
active by 1510, died 1551
- Man Weighing
Gold, 1515/20, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Christ
Crowned with Thorns and the Mourning Virgin (Ecce Homo), about 1530/40,
Christ Crowned with Thorns and the Mourning Virgin (Ecce Homo), about 1530/40,
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Triptych
with Scenes from the Life of the Virgin, opened, Metropolitan Museum of
Art, New York
- Triptych
with Scenes from the Life of the Virgin, closed, Metropolitan Museum of
Art, New York
- Diptych
of Joris van de Velde, left wing, Brussels, Koninklijke Musea voor Schone
Kunsten van België
- Diptych of Joris
van de Velde, right wing, Brussels, Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten
van België
- Birth of Christ, Basel,
Öffentliche Kunstsammlung
- Madonna in a niche,
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum
- Virgin and Child,
collection Bentinck-Thyssen
Joos van Cleve
active by 1507, died 1540/41
- The Holy Family,
about 1512/13, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Joos van Cleve and collaborator, Virgin
and Child, about 1525, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- The Annunciation,
about 1525, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- The Last Judgment,
about 1520/25, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Crucifixion
with Saints and a Donor, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Man with a glove,
collection Bentinck-Thyssen
- Virgin and Child,
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
- School of Joos van Cleve, The
Adoration of the Kings, previously attributed to Jan Gossaert, Fitzwilliam
Museum, Cambridge
- Workshop of Joos van Cleve, The
Holy Family, about 1515, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Joos van Gent
active by 1460, died about 1480 Flemish Joos van Gent, Italian Giusto da Guanto, also called Joos van Wassenhove,
original name Jodocus (b. c. 1435/40--d. c. 1480, Urbino?, Duchy of Urbino [Italy]),
painter who introduced the Flemish style into Urbino. He has been identified with
Joos van Wassenhove, a master of the painters' guild at Antwerp in 1460 and at
Ghent in 1464.
- Crucifixion
Triptych, Ghent, S. Baafs, ca. 1470
- The Institution
of the Eucharist, 1473/74, Urbino, Galleria Nazionale delle Marche
- Plato, ca. 1475, Louvre
- S. Hieronymus,
ca. 1475, Louvre
- Cardinal Bessarion,
ca. 1475, Louvre
- Pope Sixtus IV,
ca. 1475, Louvre
- Solon, ca. 1475, Louvre
- Adoration
of the magi, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, about 1465
Juan de Flandes
active (in Spain) by 1496, died 1519
Simon Marmion
active by 1449, died 1489
- Lamentation, early
1470s, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Master of S. Augustine
active last quarter of the 15th century
Master of the S. Barbara Legend
active late 15th century
Master of the S. Ursula Legend
active late 15th century
Master of Saint Giles
active about 1490 - 1510
Master of the Holy Blood
Hans Memling has a special page,
with a lot of paintings!
Quinten Metsys or Massys
1465/66 - 1530
- Portrait
of a Woman, about 1520, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Portrait
of a Man, about 1520, private collection, Schloss Au, Switzerland
- Adoration
of the Magi, 1526, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Presentation
in the temple, collection Bentinck-Thyssen
- Lamentation
Triptych, Antwerp
- The Mocking of
Christ, Prado
Jan Mostaert
active by 1498, died 1555/56 Christ Shown to
the People, 1510-15, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Joachim Patinir
active by 1515, died 1524
- The Penitence of S. Jerome, about 1518, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York
- Joachim Patinir and Quinten Metsys, The
Temptation of S. Anthony, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado
- Rest on the Flight
to Egypt, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado
- Landscape with
S. Hieronymus, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado
Pieter Pourbus
Jan Provost
born about 1465, died 1529
- Attributed to Jan Provost, The
Crucixion, about 1495, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Virgin and Child,
about 1495-1500, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Crucifixion (Brugge,
Groeningemuseum)
- Virgin and
child in a landscape (London, National Gallery)
- Last judgment (Brugge,
Groeningemuseum)
Hugo van der Goes
active by 1467, died 1482
- Portrait of a Man,
about 1475, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- A Benedictine
Monk, about 1478, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Fall of man and Lamentation,
ca. 1470, Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum
- Monforte altarpiece, central panel: Adoraration
of the magi, Berlin, 1470/72
- Death of the Virgin, Brugge,
Groeningemuseum, c. 1470
- Portinari Triptych,
Firenze, Uffizi, ca. 1476
Rogier van der Weyden has a special page
Jan van Eyck, of course, has a special page
Maarten van Heemskerck
1498 - 1574
