Paintings of mythological subjects
by Jan GOSSART

Jan Gossart's most compelling paintings were made for Philip of Burgundy during the time the patron was shaping his political identity as admiral of the Burgundian fleet (1502-17). From about 1516 to 1521, Gossart worked as Philip's court artist, depicting mythological nudes that can be understood as a celebration of sensual pleasures. In reviving classical eroticism for Philip, the artist used his painterly skills to assimilate the loves of the ancient gods into the life of a sixteenth-century Burgundian ruler.

Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
Neptune and Amphitrite
1516
Oil on wood, 188 x 124 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

1085*1600
True Color
246 Kb



Neptune and Amphitrite (detail)
1516
Oil on wood
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

1100*1450
True Color
246 Kb



Neptune and Amphitrite (detail)
1516
Oil on wood
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

727*900
True Color
83 Kb



Hercules and Deianira
1517
Oil on oak panel, 37 x 27 cm
Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham

900*1248
True Color
144 Kb



Hermaphroditus and Salmacis
c. 1517
Oil on oak panel, 33 x 22 cm
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

969*1300
True Color
151 Kb



Venus and Cupid
1521
Oil on oak panel, 32 x 24 cm (painted surface)
Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels

1038*1300
True Color
190 Kb



Venus and Cupid (details)
1521
Oil on oak panel
Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels

1300*839
True Color
194 Kb



Venus
c. 1521
Oil on panel, 59 x 30 cm
Pinacoteca dell'Accademia dei Concordi, Rovigo

900*1729
True Color
146 Kb



Venus (detal)
c. 1521
Oil on panel
Pinacoteca dell'Accademia dei Concordi, Rovigo

1114*977
True Color
107 Kb



Danaë
1527
Oil tempera on oak panel, 114 x 95 cm
Alte Pinakothek, Munich

1246*1500
True Color
246 Kb



Danaë (detail)
1527
Oil tempera on oak panel
Alte Pinakothek, Munich

1026*1300
True Color
230 Kb




Summary of works by Jan Gossart
Paintings
Altarpieces | Depictions of the Virgin
St Luke Drawing the Virgin | Other religious subjects
Mythological subjects | Portraits
Graphics
Religious drawings | Drawings of antique art
Ornamental drawings | Prints