Quentin Matsys

Flemish Northern Renaissance Painter, ca.1465-1530,Flemish painter. After studying in Louvain, he moved to Antwerp by 1491, remaining in that city throughout his life. Influences of Italian art, especially of Leonardo da Vinci, may be seen in his work, particularly in the delicate modeling, the subtle nuances of tone, and in the adoption of Leonardo's grotesque head studies for such pictures as The Old Man (Jacquemart-Andre Mus., Paris) and Ugly Duchess (National Gall., London). Massys sought inspiration also in works of earlier Flemish artists, especially of Jan van Eyck. The combined Flemish and Italian influences aided Massys in evolving a calm and measured style, with solid figures and soft textures. He developed a type of portraiture in which the sitter was placed against an appropriate background, as in his painting of St. Erasmus surrounded by books and papers (National Gall., Rome). There are religious subjects and portraits by Massys in the museums of Munich, Brussels, Antwerp, Chicago, and Philadelphia. Quentin's son, Jan Massys, c.1509?C1575, painted satirical and later more elegant works under French influence. Judith (Mus. of Fine Arts, Boston) is characteristic. Another son, Cornelis Massys, d. after 1560, was a landscape painter and engraver.
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Quentin Matsys The sad Virgin oil


The sad Virgin
Painting ID::  41939 		The sad Virgin
mk166 Rainaldo gives Costro, Coimbra, Portugal
mk166_ Rainaldo_gives_Costro,_Coimbra,_Portugal
   
   
     
Quentin Matsys The Moneylender and his Wife oil


The Moneylender and his Wife
Painting ID::  59864 		The Moneylender and his Wife
The Moneylender and his Wife (1514) Oil on panel, 71 x 68 cm Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
   
   
     
Quentin Matsys A Grotesque Old Woman oil


A Grotesque Old Woman
Painting ID::  59866 		A Grotesque Old Woman
A Grotesque Old Woman Oil on wood, 64 x 45,5 cm National Gallery, London.
   
   
     
Quentin Matsys Madonna and Child with the Lamb. oil


Madonna and Child with the Lamb.
Painting ID::  80150 		Madonna and Child with the Lamb.
ca. 1513(1513) Oil on wood 110 x 87 cm (43.3 x 34.3 in) cjr
   
   
     
Quentin Matsys Virgin and Child oil


Virgin and Child
Painting ID::  83564 		Virgin and Child
Date 1529(1529) Medium Oil on wood Dimensions Height: 68 cm (26.8 in). Width: 51 cm (20.1 in). cjr
   
   
     
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     Flemish Northern Renaissance Painter, ca.1465-1530,Flemish painter. After studying in Louvain, he moved to Antwerp by 1491, remaining in that city throughout his life. Influences of Italian art, especially of Leonardo da Vinci, may be seen in his work, particularly in the delicate modeling, the subtle nuances of tone, and in the adoption of Leonardo's grotesque head studies for such pictures as The Old Man (Jacquemart-Andre Mus., Paris) and Ugly Duchess (National Gall., London). Massys sought inspiration also in works of earlier Flemish artists, especially of Jan van Eyck. The combined Flemish and Italian influences aided Massys in evolving a calm and measured style, with solid figures and soft textures. He developed a type of portraiture in which the sitter was placed against an appropriate background, as in his painting of St. Erasmus surrounded by books and papers (National Gall., Rome). There are religious subjects and portraits by Massys in the museums of Munich, Brussels, Antwerp, Chicago, and Philadelphia. Quentin's son, Jan Massys, c.1509?C1575, painted satirical and later more elegant works under French influence. Judith (Mus. of Fine Arts, Boston) is characteristic. Another son, Cornelis Massys, d. after 1560, was a landscape painter and engraver.

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