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 St John Altarpiece oil


St John Altarpiece
Painting ID::  86524 		St John Altarpiece
Date between 1507(1507) and 1508(1508) Medium Oil on wood cjr
   
   
     
Quentin Matsys Christ on the Cross with Donors oil


Christ on the Cross with Donors
Painting ID::  86529 		Christ on the Cross with Donors
Date c. 1520(1520) Medium Oil on wood cjr
Date_c._1520(1520) _ Medium_Oil_on_wood _ cjr
   
   
     
Quentin Matsys St Anne Altarpiece oil


St Anne Altarpiece
Painting ID::  86642 		St Anne Altarpiece
Date between 1507(1507) and 1508(1508) Medium Oil on wood Dimensions Height: 220 cm (86.6 in). Width: 92 cm (36.2 in). (each wing) cjr
   
   
     
Quentin Matsys Virgin and Child oil


Virgin and Child
Painting ID::  87405 		Virgin and Child
1529(1529) Medium Oil on wood cyf
1529(1529) _ Medium_Oil_on_wood _ cyf
   
   
     
Quentin Matsys The Lamentation oil


The Lamentation
Painting ID::  87684 		The Lamentation
first half of 16th century Medium Oil on panel cyf
first_half_of_16th_century _ Medium_Oil_on_panel _ cyf
   
   
     
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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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