Brunswick Monogrammist


The Brunswick Monogrammist was an anonymous Netherlandish painter, active in the mid-to-late 16th century. He painted religious scenes but also several scenes of secular merriment, including brothel and tavern scenes, and has been called "the most significant precursor of Pieter Bruegel the Elder".

Identity

The monogram for which the Brunswick Monogrammist is named appears only once, on his Parable of the Great Supper in the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum in Brunswick. It is composed of the interlocked letters J, V, A, M, S and L, and neither it nor careful analysis of his work have yielded consensus about his identity. His paintings have been attributed to a number of painters, including Jan van Hemessen, Mayken Verhulst and Jan van Amstel.

Partial list of works