Who painted “Danae”?

“Danae” was painted by Jan Gossaert in 1527. Where to see it: Bavarian State Painting Collections.

What to look for

Northern Renaissance: compared with the Italian Renaissance it is less idealised and more detailed: wrinkles, every hair, sharp-edged objects and deep, jewel-like colour.

Jan Gossaert (c. 1478 – 1 October 1532) was a French-speaking painter from the Low Countries also known as Jan Mabuse (the name he adopted from his birthplace, Maubeuge) or Jennyn van Hennegouwe (Hainaut), as he called himself when he matriculated in the Guild of Saint Luke, at Antwerp, in 1503. Wikipedia

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More by Jan Gossaert

“Descent from the Cross”, 1520
“The Adoration of the Kings”, 1510–1515
“Saint Luke painting the Virgin”, 1520
“Madonna and Child Playing With the Veil”, 1520
“Christ between the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist”, 1510–1520
“The Metamorphosis of Hermaphrodite and Salmacis”, 1520
“Malvagna triptych”, 1514
“Portrait of a Man”, 1520–1525