( fl Bruges, 1473). South Netherlandish painter. His name is derived from the date on his only known work, the Jan de Witte Triptych (Brussels, Mus. A. Anc.). This work consists of three hinged panels of equal size. The central panel, with a delicate Virgin and Child, is flanked by panels showing the kneeling donors. These have been identified as Jan de Witte, later the Lord of Rudervoorde, and his second wife, Marie Hoose. De Witte was Burgomaster of the Aldermen of Bruges (1472–3) and Burgomaster of Bruges (1482) and was also a counsellor of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. On the reverse of the right panel there was originally a painting in grisaille of the Crucifixion. There are inscriptions on the frames: under de Witte Etatis XXX anom (‘thirty years of age’); under the Virgin Hoc Opus pfectu a MIIII LXXIII—XXVII die julii (‘this work was finished on the 27th day of July 1473’); under Marie de Hoose Etatis XVI anom (‘sixteen years of age’). The exact specification of the day of completion probably indicates that the triptych was created for a special occasion, presumably the marriage of the donors. The triptych shows stylistic kinship with the work of Rogier van der Weyden and Hans Memling. Unity of setting within the panels is preserved by placing the figures within a walled garden. Friedländer considered that the artist was an outstanding contemporary of Memling, perhaps also a pupil of van der Weyden. The influence of Dieric Bouts the elder has also been suggested.

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