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Juan de Flandes ("John of Flanders"; c. 1460 – by 1519) was a Flemish painter active in Spain from 1496 to 1519. His actual name is unknown, although an inscription Juan Astrat on the back of one work suggests a name such as "Jan van der Straat". [1] Jan Sallaert, who became a master in Ghent in 1480, has also been suggested.
Juan de Flandes probably came from the county of Flanders, as his conventional name suggests, for his early works reveal familiarity not only with Ghent-Bruges manuscript illumination but also with the art of painters of that region, including Hugo van der Goes, Justus of Ghent, Hans Memling, and Gerard David. Although the artist’s family ...
Juan de Flandes. active from 1496; died 1519. Of Flemish origin, he was nicknamed Juan de Flandes (John of Flanders). He was active in the service of Queen Isabella of Castille in 1496 and from 1498 until her death in 1504. He is almost certainly identifiable with the Juan de Flandes who was later active in Salamanca and Palencia.
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While the names Juan de Flandes and Juan Flamenco point to the painter's Flemish origins, his family name is unknown and his activity before arriving in Spain untraced. Little is known about his background and artistic training, yet his career is fairly well documented in the records of his Spanish patrons. He is first mentioned in 1496 in the ...
Juan de Flandes is great example of the itinerancy of artists in the Renaissance. And what I mean by that is artists that are moving around from one place to another throughout their careers. - And I think one of the problems that we have in the 21st century is that we think about Spain as a unified country, we think about Italy as a unified ...
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Juan de Flandes’ works, which are generally small in scale, are characterized by their high quality, minute detail and technical perfection typical of the Flemish school. In 1504, following the Queen’s death, he was in Salamanca where he painted the altarpiece for the university chapel between 1505 and 1508, and the Saint Michael Altarpiece ...
Juan de Flandes ("John of Flanders"; c. 1460 – by 1519) was a Flemish painter active in Spain from 1496 to 1519. His actual name is unknown, although an inscription Juan Astrat on the back of one work suggests a name such as "Jan van der Straat". Jan Sallaert, who became a master in Ghent in 1480, has also been suggested.
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