Jan Mandijn

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Jan Mandijn

'The temptation of St. Anthony, ca. 1550, signed Ian Mandijn.
Birth name Jan Mandijn
Born 1500
Haarlem
Died 1560 (aged 5960)
Haarlem
Nationality Netherlands
Field Painting
Movement Baroque

Jan Mandijn (c.1500c.1560) was a Dutch Renaissance painter.

Biography

St. Christopher, Hermitage.

Mandijn was born in Haarlem. According to Van Mander in 1604, he was the teacher of Gillis Mostaert,[1] and he could paint funny scenes like Hieronymus Bosch.[2] According to the RKD he taught Mostaert and Bartholomeus Spranger.[3] He died in Antwerp.

References

  1. (Dutch) Frans en Gillis Mostart and in Karel van Mander's Schilderboeck, 1604, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. Modern artists in Van Mander's Schilderboeck
  3. Jan Mandijn in the RKD
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