Posts in Category: 15th Century

Jan Gossaert

On May 27, 2025 - 15th Century, 16th Century, Flemish, nbd

Jan Gossaert, c 1478 – October 1, 1532, was a Netherlandish painter, draftsman, and print designer of the Northern Renaissance. He was probably born in Maubeuge, then in the County of Hainaut, which gave rise to the name “Mabuse” by which he is often known. Little is known of his early training, but he was active in Antwerp by 1503 and became a master in the Guild of Saint Luke. In 1508–1509 he accompanied Philip of Burgundy on a diplomatic mission to Italy, where he studied classical antiquities and Italian Renaissance art firsthand.

Gossaert worked for Philip of Burgundy and other aristocratic patrons in the Low Countries. His paintings include religious subjects, portraits, mythological scenes, and some of the earliest fully developed Renaissance nudes produced north of the Alps. He combined Netherlandish techniques of detailed observation and oil painting with Italianate architecture, classical motifs, and figure types derived from Renaissance models.

He helped introduce Renaissance forms into Netherlandish art and influenced a generation of painters working in the Habsburg Netherlands. His works are held in major collections including the National Gallery, London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Rijksmuseum, the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, the Prado Museum, and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.

Carlo Crivelli

On May 22, 2025 - 15th Century, Italian, nbd

Carlo Crivelli, Italian painter, c. 1430 – c. 1495

Giovanni Bellini

On May 22, 2025 - 15th Century, 16th Century, Italian, nbd

Giovanni Bellini, Italian painter, c. 1430 – November 29, 1516

Pietro Perugino

On May 21, 2025 - 15th Century, 16th Century, Italian, nbd

Pietro Perugino, Italian painter, c. 1446/1452 – 1523

Jan van Eyck

On May 21, 2025 - 15th Century, Flemish, nbd

Jan van Eyck, Flemish painter, c 1390-1441

Titian

On May 20, 2025 - 15th Century, 16th Century, Italian, nbd

Tiziano Vecellio, Italian painter, c. 1477/88/90 – August 27, 1576

Mino da Fiesole

On May 7, 2025 - 15th Century, Italian, nbd

Mino da Fiesole, Italian sculptor, c. 1429–1484

Tilman Riemenschneider

On May 5, 2025 - 15th Century, 16th Century, German, nbd

Tilman Riemenschneider, German woodcarver and sculptor, c. 1460 – July 7, 1531

Hans Holbein the Elder

On May 5, 2025 - 15th Century, 16th Century, German, nbd

Hans Holbein the Elder, c 1460 – 1524, was a German painter and draftsman active chiefly in Augsburg. He was probably born in Augsburg and became one of the leading painters of the late Gothic and early Renaissance period in southern Germany. His workshop produced altarpieces, devotional panels, portraits, and drawings for Augsburg patrons and religious institutions.

Holbein worked in a style shaped by late Gothic panel painting, Netherlandish realism, and early Renaissance design. His major works include the Grey Passion, the Saint Sebastian Altarpiece, portraits of Augsburg sitters, and drawings in silverpoint and other media. He was the father and teacher of Ambrosius Holbein and Hans Holbein the Younger.

His works are held by the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Alte Pinakothek, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Städel Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Budapest, Condé Museum, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Statens Museum for Kunst, and other European collections.

Domenico Ghirlandaio

On May 5, 2025 - 15th Century, Italian, june 2

Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian artist, June 2, 1448-January 11, 1494