title: "Jan Willems (painter)" content: Abbey, who died in 1543. Jan Willems died between 3 December 1547 and 14 August 1548. The only known work by Jan Willems is the dated 1524-25. This large panel painting of 94 high by 180 cm wide is now kept in the Saint Quentin's Church in Leuven. The painting was donated to the church around 1557 as a legacy of Adriaan van Blehem, one of the most important benefactors of Saint Quentin's Church. The work reflects the growing influence of Renaissance ideas on painters in Leuven. His style is in line with that of Antwerp mannerists such as the