Jan Wellens de Cock (c. 1480 – 1527)

• Was a Flemish painter and draftsman of the Northern Renaissance.
• In 1520 he was dean of the guild of Saint Luke, together with Joos van Cleve.
• He was father to two sons who went on to become fine artists in their own right.
• Matthys Cock was a famous painter of landscapes and his brother Hieronymus Cock originally trained as a painter and landscapist before becoming a prolific publisher and printmaker.
• The works attributed to Jan generally belong to the so-called school of Antwerp Mannerism and/or show the influence of Hieronymus Bosch.
• The displayed painting is a crop from: Jan Wellens de Cock, The Temptation of Saint Anthony, 1520.
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