HEEMSKERCK, Maerten van
(b. 1498, Heemskerck, d. 1574, Haarlem)

St Luke Painting the Virgin and Child

1532
Oil on panel, 168 x 235 cm
Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem

St Luke was the patron saint of artists' professional associations, the guilds of St Luke. Van Heemskerk painted this picture for the Haarlem Guild of St Luke. The painting hung high above the guild's altar in the Church of St Bavo.