Jan van Wavere

Jan van Wavere: Polychromy of the Mechelen reredos of the Teutonic Order Church, Vienna, around 1520

Jan van Wavere: Polychromy of the reredos in Jäder , Sweden, 1515

Jan van Wavere († 1521/1522 in Mechelen ) was a Brabant barrel painter of late Gothic reredos . His work has been handed down on altarpieces in Mechelen and Brussels in Belgium, Sweden and Austria.

Life and works

His life dates are unknown except for the approximate date of death, as well as the place of origin or the place of his education. The surname, designed as a toponym , could possibly be traced back to the city of Wavre south of Brussels. Jan van Wavere was one of the few artists in Mechelen in the 16th century who signed their works. Three carved reredos are signed with his name.

• Retable of the Teutonic Order Church (Vienna)

- Signature: "IV Wavere"

- Date: around 1520

• Reliquary of St. Dymphna on the Dymphna reredos (Brussels, around 1490–1500) in St. Dymphna, Geel , Belgium

- Made in Mechelen

- Date: 1515

• Reredos in Jäder, Sweden

- Work of the Jan Borreman cooperative in Brussels

- Artist: Jan Van Coninxloo (painter) and Jan van Wavere (barrel painter)

- Signatures: "1514 / Jan van Coninxloo / Brussel" and "Ian van Wavere heeft dit ghehad"

- Date: 1514

His name is also mentioned in the account books of the Pand art market at the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp .

literature

• Johnny Roosval : Om altarskåp i svenska kyrkor och museer ur mäster Bormans verkstad i Bryssel (= Bidrag till Södermanlands äldre kulturhistoria (BISÄK). H. 13, ZDB -ID 434439-x ). HW Tullberg, Stockholm 1903, pp. 5-104.
• Fernand Donnet: Jean van Wavere, peintre ou sculpteur malinois. In: Bulletin du cercle archeologique, litteraire et artistique de Malines. Vol. 26, 1921, ISSN  0776-2976 , pp. 1-21.
• Johnny Roosval: Rétables d'origine néerlandaise dans les pays nordiques. In: Revue belge d'archéologie et d'histoire de l'art. Vol. 3, Fasc. 2, 1933, ISSN  0035-077X , pp. 1-25.
• Ria De Boodt, Ulrich Schäfer: Vlaamse retabels. An international rice slowly laatmiddeleeuws beeldsnijwerk. Davidsfonds, Löwen 2007, ISBN 978-90-5826-485-5 .