Harada/Vandivere 2023
“Mandijn’s Monsters: Shining a light on the techniques and motifs of a Bosch follower” (Kathryn Harada and Abbie Vandivere) 2023
[in: Jos Koldeweij and Willeke Cornelissen (eds.), Jheronimus Bosch – His Workshop and His Followers – 5th International Jheronimus Bosch Conference, May 11-13, 2023, Jheronimus Bosch Art Center, ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. Jheronimus Bosch Art Center, ’s-Hertogenbosch, 2023, pp. 74-94]
This paper discusses Jan Mandijn’s only signed work, the Tempations of St Anthony panel (Haarlem, Frans Hals Museum) and the St Christopher and the Christ Child panel (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) within the context of a core group of works attributed to Mandijn and to Pieter Huys. A material-technical comparison of both paintings and a comparison of motifs leads to the conclusion that the Los Angeles St Christopher can also be attributed to Jan Mandijn or at least to the Mandijn-Huys group. Technical examinations of paintings attributed to Mandijn have the potential to establish whether comparisons of underdrawings, techniques, and motifs can help to better understand his oeuvre within the context of Antwerp Bosch followers. Mandijn was more than simply a follower: he was a talented and inventive artist in his own right.
[explicit April 10, 2024 – Eric De Bruyn]
