The Tree of Jesse, Jan Mostaert, Circa 1500

The tree of jesse. While he is sleeping, a tree is growing from jesse's body with on it the twelve kings of judah, the ancestors of christ, and mary with the christ child in the top. The kings are: david, solomon, rehoboam, abijah, asa, jehoshaphat, jehoram, uzziah, jotham, ahaz, hezekiah and manasseh. On either side of jesse two prophets are standing, probably isaiah and jeremiah. To the left a nun in a white habit, probably from the order of st. Mary magdalene, is kneeling. She is the donor of the painting. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: Circa 1500. Place of creation: Haarlem. Dimensions: height: 89.8 cm (35.3 in); width: 60.6 cm (23.8 in). Medium: oil on oak wood. Depicted People: Virgin Mary, Jesus, David. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Jan Mostaert - Tree of Jesse - WGA16298