Portrait of Jan de Mol
Maker
Master of Guild of Saint George at Malines (Artists)
act.1485-1505 (Life dates)
act.1485-1505 (Life dates)
Title
Portrait of Jan de Mol
Date of Production
c. 1485
Medium
oil on panel, integral frame
Dimensions
Height: 29.9 cm (painted surface)
Width: 17.7 cm (painted surface)
Width: 17.7 cm (painted surface)
Accession Number
P.1947.LF.257
Mode of Acquisition
Arthur Hamilton Lee, bequest, 1947
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
Jan de Mol was a prominent citizen and council member of the city of Mechelen, in northern Belgium. This portrait is the only remaining element of the multi-part work commissioned as a memorial to him by his family. The Dutch inscription on the frame reads: ‘In the year 1498 on the last day of May our father Jan de Mol died, a true friend’.
This unidentified artist is named after a group portrait of guild members from Mechelen, the style of which is closely related to this work.
This unidentified artist is named after a group portrait of guild members from Mechelen, the style of which is closely related to this work.
Provenance
Lee Bequest 1947
Exhibition History
Aspecten van de laatgotiek in Brabant, Stedelijk Museum, Leuven, 11/09/1971-28/11/1971
L'art ancien dans les Flandres (Region de l'Escaut), Exposition universelle et internationale de Gand, 1913
L'art ancien dans les Flandres (Region de l'Escaut), Exposition universelle et internationale de Gand, 1913
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