Attributed to Jan Nagel (d. 1616 Haarlem)

Little is known about the artist: the source for most details of his life is Van Buchel's Res Picturiae, although Van Mander in his Schilderboek refers to Nagel as residing in The Hague, where he was in 1600 accepted into the Guild of Saint Luke. He was influenced by the work of Cornelis Molenaer and was particularly skilled in his rendition of figures. For an example of his ouevre, see Mary Magdalene, dated 1592, in the Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem.