MABUSE (originally Jan Gossaert)
Biography
Mabuse, real name Jan Gossaert (Gossart) (1478?-1532),
Flemish painter, from Maubeuge (now in France). In the employ of various
nobles, Mabuse worked in many cities of the Netherlands and in Italy, where
he became aware of new approaches to anatomy and perspective and of classical
motifs. He combined these Italian Renaissance elements with the liveliness
and precise technique of Flemish painting in such works as Saint Luke Painting
the Virgin (1515?, National Gallery, Prague); Neptune and Amphitrite (1516,
Staatliche Museen, Berlin); and Jean Carondelet Adoring the Virgin and
Child (1517, Louvre, Paris). He also painted many versions of Adam and
Eve and many portraits of men.
"Mabuse," Microsoft (R) Encarta. Copyright (c) 1994 Microsoft
Corporation. Copyright (c) 1994 Funk & Wagnall's Corporation.
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