Anna van Bergen (1492–1541) and Her Son Hendrik (born 1519) as the Virgin and Child
Jan Gossart
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Renaissance Painter · Active 1527 – 1527
Jan Gossart
Jan Gossart is among the painters whose work defines the Renaissance era. Paintale holds 1 of Gossart’s works in its collection, spanning themes of religion & mythology.
Religion & Mythology
Where to see the work: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Paintings by Jan Gossart (1)
About Jan Gossart
Working at the height of the Renaissance period, Jan Gossart produced a body of work that remains foundational to Western art. The recurring themes across the surviving paintings — religion & mythology — show an artist returning to the same questions about the human figure, light, and the moral weight of a scene that Renaissance painting was uniquely equipped to answer.
Today, paintings by Jan Gossart are held in major institutions including The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each work on Paintale unpacks the subject, the symbolism, the technique, and the long afterlife of the painting — why it was commissioned, what its earliest viewers were expected to see, and why it still rewards close looking today.
Frequently asked about Jan Gossart
- When did Jan Gossart live?
- Jan Gossart was active around 1527 – 1527, during the Renaissance period.
- Where can I see paintings by Jan Gossart?
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- What themes did Jan Gossart paint?
- Religion & Mythology.