Jan van Steffeswert or alternatively Jan van Steffenswert or Jan van Stevensweert (c. 1460 – c. 1531) was an Early Netherlandish sculptor and wood carver based in Maastricht. Contrary to the customs of the time, he signed at least some of the works he produced, using variously Jan Bieldesnider, Jan van Weerd or Jan van Steffeswert. To date, fourteen works have been positively identified as his.[http://www.bonnefanten.nl/en/collection/collecting_accents/medieval_sculptures_13th_16th_century/jan_van_steffeswert Jan van Steffeswert biography on the Bonnefantenmuseum website
Works Seated unidentified bishop – Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, Netherlands. Saint Catherine of Alexandria – British Museum, London, England Iohannes in disco (head of Saint John the Baptist) – Curtius Museum, Liège, Belgium Marianum (German: Strahlenkranzmadonna) – Aachen Cathedral, Germany Saint Mary – Sint-Martinuskerk in Beek, Netherlands Saint Barbara – Sint-Martinuskerk, Born, Netherlands Saint Cecilia – St Matthiaskerk, Maastricht, Netherlands Saint Crispinianus – Church of Sint-Pieter beneden, Villapark, Maastricht, Netherlands Saint Hubertus – originally in the parish church of Erpekom, Peer, Belgium, now displayed in open air museum Bokrijk, Belgium Saint Joseph – Sint-Nicolaaskerk, Heythuysen, Netherlands The Virgin and Child with St. Anne – Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, Netherlands.
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Bibliography P. te Poel, Jan Van Steffeswert, Snoeck-Ducaji & Zoon, February 2001
External links H.G.M. Rutten, Jan van Steffeswert, een maastrichtse beeldhouwer ?