Event Item: 00247

Jan Gossaert's Renaissance

Exhibition: 23rd Feb 2011 to 30th May 2011

Source: http://nationalgallery.org.uk

Jan Gossaert, a native of Flanders, was one of the most startling and accomplished artists of the Northern Renaissance. 'Jan Gossaert's Renaissance' is the first exhibition dedicated to the artist for over 40 years, and presents the results of a complete re-examination of his work, including new technical discoveries.

The exhibition features over 80 works, including many of the artist's most important paintings, including the 'Virgin and Child', 1527, Prado, Madrid, and 'Hercules and Deianeira', 1517, Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham. It also features drawings and contemporaneous sculptures of the Northern Renaissance.

For more information please see The National Gallery's listing here