Brief Biography-Jan Gossaert from Maubeuge, in Hainault, was also named Jan Mabuse and sometimes referred to as John of Hainault. The works of Albrecht Durer, Gerard David and Hugo van der Goes influenced him greatly. In Antwerp, the Guild of Saint Luke made him the master of the Guild in 1503. He travelled to Rome in 1508 under the employment of an ambassador to the Vatican named Philip Bastard of Burgundy. On their way, they visited Florence, Verona, Mantua, and Trento, where Gossaert encountered the art of the early Renaissance. After his Italian experiences, his works became imbued with the style of Horror Vacui. He gained commissions from the Royal House of Denmark amongst several other dignitaries of his time. He used pen and ink frequently and was a draughtsman and engraver. Historians noted him for bringing the art of painting mythological and historical nudes from Italy to the Netherlands. Other artists that influenced him were Lucas van Leyden and Rogier van der Weyden. One of his many pupils was Jan van Scorel, the Dutch Romanist painter who became court painter to Pope Adrian VI in 1522. Gossaert died in August 1533, followed three years later by his wife, and his son, still a child, in 1537.