● On view now — 112 Northern Renaissance
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · verified August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Little is known about the life and career of Sint Jans. He seems to have been born in Haarlem in Holland in the northern Low Countries where he may have been attached to the Knights of Saint John as a lay brother, and likely produced an altarpiece for that order. (His name seems to derive from his affiliation with the Knights of Saint John.) He died young in his late 20s. Between 12 and 16 paintings are attributed to him. The subjects tend to derive from the New Testament. The original context of this painting is not known.
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Juan de Flandes — The Adoration of the Magi
Juan de Flandes — The Nativity
Konrad Laib (German) — Adoration of the Magi
Geertgen tot Sint Jans — De aanbidding van de koningen
Master of the Legend of Saint Lucy — Adoration of the Magi
Gerard David (Netherlandish, 1450/60–1523) — The Nativity
Pieter Aertsen — De aanbidding van de koningen
Marcellus Coffermans — The Adoration of the Shepherds
Master of the Prado "Adoration of the Magi" — The Presentati
Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo — The Adoration of the Shepherds
Gerard David — The Nativity with Donors and Saints Jerome an
Hans Baldung Grien — Saint Anne with the Christ Child, the V