
Quentin Matsys
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Gender | Male |
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Died | Antwerp |
Belgium | |
1530 | |
Antwerp | |
Belgium | |
On view | National Gallery of Art |
The National Gallery | |
Getty Publications | |
Museu do Caramulo | |
Periods | Renaissance |
Antwerp school | |
Northern Renaissance | |
Early Netherlandish painting | |
Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting | |
Children | Jan Matsys |
Cornelis Massijs | |
Job | Painter |
Born | Leuven |
Belgium | |
Known for | Religious and satirical portraits |
Parents | Christina Van Pullaer |
Grandchildren | Quentin Metsys the Younger |
Works | The Ugly Duchess |
Head of an Old Man | |
Date of birth | January 1,1466 |
Nationality | Belgian |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 503014 |
Quentin Matsys Life story
Quentin Matsys was a Flemish painter in the Early Netherlandish tradition. He was born in Leuven. There is a tradition alleging that he was trained as an ironsmith before becoming a painter. Matsys was active in Antwerp for over 20 years, creating numerous works with religious roots and satirical tendencies.