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.

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	Neptune and Amphitrite 1516 Oil on wood, 188 x 124 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin
	Neptune and Amphitrite (detail) 1516 Oil on wood Staatliche Museen, Berlin
	Neptune and Amphitrite (detail) 1516 Oil on wood Staatliche Museen, Berlin
	Hercules and Deianira 1517 Oil on oak panel, 37 x 27 cm Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham
	Hermaphroditus and Salmacis c. 1517 Oil on oak panel, 33 x 22 cm Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
	Venus and Cupid 1521 Oil on oak panel, 32 x 24 cm (painted surface) Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
	Venus and Cupid (details) 1521 Oil on oak panel Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
	Venus c. 1521 Oil on panel, 59 x 30 cm Pinacoteca dell'Accademia dei Concordi, Rovigo
	Venus (detal) c. 1521 Oil on panel Pinacoteca dell'Accademia dei Concordi, Rovigo
	Danaë 1527 Oil tempera on oak panel, 114 x 95 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich
	Danaë (detail) 1527 Oil tempera on oak panel Alte Pinakothek, Munich