COSTER, Jan
(b. ~1508 ?, d. ~1561 Amsterdam)
Netherlandish silversmith, active in Amsterdam. No biographical data are known about him.
Netherlandish silversmith, active in Amsterdam. No biographical data are known about him.
This badge was made by Jan Coster, a silversmith in Amsterdam, for the City of Amsterdam as the insignia for the city messenger. In the frame of the medallion he incorporated an element - satyrs completely confined by strapwork - from Cornelis Bos’s prints. The badge is one of the most remarkable examples of Mannerism in northern Netherlandish silverwork.