Portrait of a woman, possibly Elisabeth of Denmark

According to Karel van Mander, Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen was from Oostzaan. Almost nothing is known regarding this painter’s early training although art historians have detected the influence of Geertgen tot Sint Jans in his early work. It has also been suggested that he might have trained as a goldsmith or designer of engravings due to the linear style of his early output. Van Oostsanen’s ea…