Jan Gossaert

January Mabuse (* 1478, † October 1, 1532 in Antwerp) is a stage name of the Dutch painter Jenni Gosart, also Jan Gossaert and Jennyn van Hennegouwe (Hainaut), which he after his hometown of Maubeuge in his matriculation at the Guild of St. Lucas gave in 1503 Antwerpen.

Life

About his early life and especially the place of his education, little is known, however, let his early work suggests that he was influenced by the painters who used the plastic models. Mabuse lived first from 1503 to 1508 in Antwerp. Here he married Margaret de Molder, probably from the family of Woodcarver Jan de Molder and formed as an apprentice alongside other Jan van Dornicke (Master of 1518) from. This in turn was probably a teacher of Pieter Coecke van Aelst, in both of whose work held a strong reception of the works of Mabuse. Later Mabuse entered the service of Philip of Burgundy. In 1508 he accompanied his masters to Italy. Here it was coined for his life and work and this trip provided the basis for the obligatory trips to Italy of the Flemish painter to Rubens and Van Dyck. In 1509 he returned with Philip returned to the Netherlands and went with this on his country estate Zeeland. Now he had recorded his first success. Then Philip ordered for the church of Middelburg an altarpiece, extra came to visit for the 1521 Albrecht Dürer. Unfortunately, the image was destroyed by fire in 1568. Here he planned Jacopo de Barbari, in collaboration with the expansion of the castle and the interior thereof. He also had a connection to the court of Margaret of Austria in Mechelen, but Jacopo de Barbari was court painter Mabuse and had to be content with smaller orders, including a portrait of Leonora of Portugal and smaller works for Charles V. The only signed works from this period are today located in Berlin Neptune and Amphitrite of 1516 and the Madonna of the following year. When his Philip of Burgundy Bishop of Utrecht was Mabuse followed him there and was entrusted with the decoration of the headquarters Castle Duurstede. For Christian II in 1523, he painted his court jester. 1528 commissioned him the same the tomb of his wife Isabelle, the Jean de Hare began to quit. No doubt he also finished the portraits of the three children of the royal couple. When Philip died in 1524, Mabuse designed his tomb. He then moved into the service of Philip's brother, Adolph, the Marquis of Veeren. Despite his skills Mabuses alcoholism was at this time probably growing problem.

During this time also passed an episode that caused a saying in French usage: Fin contre fin n'est pas bon pour faire doublure (fine to fine will never be good fodder ). One day the Marquis of visiting Emperor Charles V was filed. To receive these worthy, should his men all appear dressed in white damask. Mabuse but sold the precious stuff, vertrank the money and appeared in fine paper dressed. The emperor was astonished when he saw this. He stated that he had never seen such a fine cloth, and let Mabuse come closer. Thereupon the Emperor broke into peals of laughter. When asked why he had done this, replied Mabuse, he wanted to put all the viewers through this fineness in astonishment. The enraged Marquis wanted to imprison Mabuse then and coined the saying: " et que thing contre fin fin n'est pas bon pour doublure " But the emperor procured a remission of punishment for Mabuse. .

Works (selection)

Portrait of Chancellor Jean Carondelet, 1517

Danaë, 1527, Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Portrait of a noble Burgundian men, about 1530-1540