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