6 th ▁century . ▁ ▁His ▁work ▁represents ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁of ▁Ant werp ▁M anner ism . ▁ ▁Life ▁Very ▁little ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁Jan ▁de ▁M older . ▁He ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁Ant werp ▁and ▁was ▁brother - in - law ▁of ▁a ▁prior ▁of ▁A verb ode ▁Ab bey ▁named ▁Ad ria en . ▁Works ▁of ▁his ▁hand ▁surv ive ▁in ▁the ▁Cl un y ▁Museum ▁in ▁Paris ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁churches ▁of ▁Bot ky r ka , ▁D ill n äs , ▁Lo ft a ▁and ▁V ä ster l öv sta ▁churches , ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁Work ▁The ▁artist ▁is ▁known ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁two ▁car ved ▁alt arp ie ces ▁for ▁the ▁ab bey ▁of ▁A verb ode . ▁The ▁first ▁one ▁commission ed ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 3 ▁is ▁an ▁alt arp ie ce ▁bearing ▁the ▁Ant werp ▁mark ▁of ▁quality ▁and ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁the ▁ab bey ▁of ▁A verb ode ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁Cl un y ▁Museum ▁in ▁Paris . ▁The ▁car ved ▁scenes ▁are ▁identical ▁with ▁those ▁specified ▁in ▁the ▁A verb ode ▁contract . ▁The ▁second ▁alt arp ie ce ▁is ▁lost . ▁▁ ▁The ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁Cl un y ▁alt arp ie ce ▁shows ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁of ▁Ant werp ▁M anner ism ▁in ▁its ▁elaborate ▁and ▁arch ed ▁frame ▁and ▁the ▁crow ded ▁compos itions . ▁ ▁The ▁compact ▁and ▁animated ▁figure ▁types , ▁una ffect ed ▁gest ures ▁and ▁angular