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Jan van Scorel

1495 - 1562

Jan van Scorel
Renaissance
Renaissance

Jan van Scorel

Born 1495 Died 1562

early life and training jan van scorel, a prominent dutch painter, was born in schoorl, netherlands, in 1495. his early life and training are not well-documented, but it is believed that he studied under various masters, including pieter gerritsz in haarlem, jacob cornelisz in amsterdam, or jan gossaert in utrecht. career and influences van scorel's travels took him to italy, where he absorbed the italian style of painting, becoming one of the early painters of the romanist style. his work was influenced by giorgione, and he also collaborated with maarten van heemskerck. van scorel's experien…

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An Interactive Constellation

The Subject Atlas

A chart of Jan van Scorel's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.

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Spokes — Subject

Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.

Rings — Career Period

Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.

Threads — Shared Context

Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.