Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Last Supper
Workshop of Juan de Flandes (Netherlands, circa 1460-1519)
oil on panel, framed
framed size: 32 x 35 inches
provenance: private collection, France
Very rare early Old Master oil painting dating to circa 1500. The work can be attributed to the workshop of the important Netherlands born painter, Juan de Flandes (1460-1519).
The painting beautifully captures the Biblical account referred to as "The Last Supper", where Christ and His disciplies are seated, on the night He was betrayed. Depicted with intricate detailing throughout, it is an exceptionally early work from this important period of Renaissance art.
Juan de Flandes ("John of Flanders"; c. 1460 – by 1519) was an Early Netherlandish painter who was active in Spain from 1496 to 1519; his actual name is unknown, although an inscription Juan Astrat on the back of one work suggests a name such as "Jan van der Straat". Jan Sallaert, who became a master in Ghent in 1480, has also been suggested.
He was born around 1460 in Flanders (modern Belgium). He evidently trained in his home country, most likely in Ghent, as his work shows similarities to that of Joos van Wassenhove, Hugo van der Goes...
Category
16th Century Mannerist Portrait Paintings