Portrait of Joris van Egmond

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The sitter of this portrait of unusual format is Joris van Egmond (1504-59), Bishop of Utrecht from 1534 to 1559, a member of a family that was successively raised in political importance by the Habsburgs in the late 15th and 16th centuries. He is portrayed life-sized, turned slightly into three-quarter view against an undifferentiated green background.

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About the Artist

Jan van Scorel

1495 – 1562

Jan van Scorel (Schoorel), the first Dutch painter of importance to study in Italy and responsible for introducing the Italian High Renaissance to the Netherlands. He was widely travelled and was appointed by Pope Hadrian VI superintendent of the Vatican Coll. In Rome he was influenced by Michelangelo and Raphael, particularly the latter. He returned to the Netherlands in 1524. His works include Pilgrims to Jerusalem, St Mary Magdalen and Holy Kinship. Van Scorel trained with Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen and possibly also with Jan Gossart , while his pupils included major painters such as Antonis Mor.

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