Haarlem
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– c. 1560,
Antwerp
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) was a
Dutch Renaissance
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painter, who worked in Antwerp after 1530.
Biography
Mandijn trained in Haarlem. He moved to Antwerp in 1530.Els Vermandere. "Mandijn, Jan." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 20 May. 2014
He was the teacher of
Jan van der Elburcht
Jan van der Elburcht (1500–1571) was an early Dutch painter. His name is derived from Elburg, his town of birth.
Biography
According to Karel van Mander he was called ''cleen Hansken'' (little Hans), and was known for landscapes.
,
Gillis Mostaert
Gillis Mostaert the Elder (27 or 28 November 1528 – 28 December 1598) was a Flemish Renaissance painter and draughtsman active in Antwerp in the second half of the 16th century.
Antwerp
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.
Work
Only one signed work of Mandijn survives, the ''Temptation of Saint Anthony'' ( Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem). It is similar in style to Hieronymus Bosch and that is why he is called a follower of Bosch. This is confirmed by the early biographer Karel van Mander who wrote that Mandijn was good at painting spooky and funny scenes like Hieronymus Bosch. The 'Temptation' is inspired by Bosch's work, but Mandijn's style was freer and looser and the colours and fantastic creatures are less harmonious. As a result, the whole is less powerful than Bosch. Mandijn's paintings incorporate the elements typical of Bosch such as hybrid demons composed of various parts of insects, amphibians, reptiles and birds.
The stylistic features of Mandijn's style have been identified in a series of Antwerp 'devil pictures' that have been attributed to him, such as the ''Temptation of Saint Christopher'' ( Alte Pinakothek in
Munich
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).
A recent study showed that Mandijn was also proficient in the "antique" manner. In 1552, for instance, the painter and his workshop completed a monumental altarpiece in a classicizing style for the Church of Saint Eustace in Zichem. The triptych with scenes from the life of Saint Eustace is still preserved in the afore-mentioned church.Van Heesch (2018): pp. 109–122