Jan Provost

Years of life:	1465 – 1529
Art Movement:	Northern Renaissance
Painting School:	Flemish School, Antwerp School

Genre:	Portrait , Religious
Country:	Flanders
Century:	XV , XVI

He is one of the most notable and distinctive artists of the Northern Renaissance, who was formed without Italian influence. Met Dürer in 1521; follower of Massys. Painter of altarpieces, with figures that are lifelike for the time. Note the precise drawing (he trained as a miniaturist), delicate modeling, and a good sense of color.

Jan Provost’s major works are The Crucifixion, c. 1495 (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art); A Christian Allegory, c. 1500 (Paris: Musée du Louvre); The Virgin in Glory, 1524 (St. Petersburg: Hermitage Museum); The Last Judgment, 1525 (Bruges: Municipal Museums).

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

Annunciation

Annunciation
Virgin giving milk

1510

Virgin giving milk • 1510
The Virgin and Child enthroned, with Sts Jerome and John the Baptist and a kneeling Carthusian monk

1510

The Virgin and Child enthroned, with Sts Jerome and John the Baptist and a kneeling Carthusian monk • 1510
The Martyrdom of St Catherine

The Martyrdom of St Catherine
St. Elizabeth of Hungary

St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Saint Peter

Saint Peter
The Virgin Mary in Glory

1524

The Virgin Mary in Glory • 1524
Portrait of a Female Donor

1505

Portrait of a Female Donor • 1505
Ecce Homo

between 1463 and 1529

Ecce Homo • between 1463 and 1529
Donor with St Nicholas and his Wife with St Godelina

between 1515 and 1521

Donor with St Nicholas and his Wife with St Godelina • between 1515 and 1521
Death and the Miser

between 1515 and 1521

Death and the Miser • between 1515 and 1521
Christian Allegory

between 1510 and 1515

Christian Allegory • between 1510 and 1515
Abraham, Sarah, and the Angel

1520s

Abraham, Sarah, and the Angel • 1520s
The Virgin and Child in a Landscape

between 1500 and 1525

The Virgin and Child in a Landscape • between 1500 and 1525