Portrait of Joost van Bronkhorst
Materials and technics: Oil on panel
Dimensions: H. 43,5 x w. 28,7 cm
Inventory number: PTUCK3
Acquisition details: Edward Tuck et Julia Stell donation, 1921
Room: Ground floor level, room 32
Jan Mostaert, who was the official painter of the court of the regent Margaret of Austria in Mechlin, is a good example of the cautious assimilation of certain Renaissance innovations by traditionalist artists in the early 16th century in the former Low Countries.
His refined artistry, which places a subtle colour palette at the service of a dreamy poeticism and luxurious refinement, make him one of the principle exponents of this movement.
These innovations appear in a delicately elaborated landscape. By contrast, the stark full-frontal portrayal of this knight, whose crossed hands stand out against the richness of his clothes, is highly reactionary in its traditionalism compared to trends in Flanders at that time.
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