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Jan Rombouts

probably born soon after 1475; died 1535/6

Jan Rombouts the Elder lived and worked in Leuven. He was born shortly after 1475 and died in 1535-6. Prints and paintings with the monogram IANR may be identified as his work, including the 'Judgement of Solomon' in Berlin dated 1528, and the 'Birth of the Baptist in Pittsburgh' which may be by assistants and shows similarities to Birth of the Virgin.

Paintings by Jan Rombouts

Birth of the Virgin
Birth of the Virgin
Follower of Jan Rombouts
Saint Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary, sits in a large red bed. She seems to be handing her child to the midwife, while two women prepare to bath and swaddle the baby.Through one window we see Noah in the stern of his ark, holding the white dove which he released three times to find out if la...
Not on display