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Marten De Vos (1532-1603)
Aliases: Maarten De Vos; Maerten "de" Vos; Marten "de" Vos; Marten "de" (1532) Vos; Marten "de" (der Ältere) Vos; Martin "de" Vos
Professions: Painter
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*MARTEN DE VOS (1532-1603)
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY MAERTEN DE VOS ANTWERP 1532 - 1603 ALLEGORY OF THE SEVEN LIBERAL ARTS
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MAERTEN DE VOS
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Marten de Vos (Antwerp 1532-1603)
Marten De Vos Biography
(b antwerp, 1532; d antwerp, 4 dec, bur 7 dec 1603). flemish painter and draughtsman. together with the brothers ambrosius francken i and frans francken i, he ranks among the most important painters of altarpieces in antwerp during the 1590s. due, in part, to the counter-reformation, there was a renewed demand for altarpieces to replace those lost during iconoclastic riots in 1566 or the reformist movement of 1581. de vos produced works for, among others, the old crossbowmen, the brabant coiners, the antonites, the wine merchants and the guild of st luke. the importance of these works would seem to suggest that, after the deaths of pieter bruegel i in 1569 and frans floris in 1570, de vos was considered, with some justification, the most important figure painter in antwerp before rubens. he was also a prolific draughtsman, especially during the first half of the 1580s, when the calvinists were in power in antwerp. during this period he provided numerous designs for print publishers, such as peeter baltens, frans van beusecom, the widow of hieronymus cock, adriaen collaert, phillip galle, willem van haecht, eduard van hoeswinkel, gerard de jode, hans van luyck and johannes baptista vrints. this increased activity is probably indicative of the economic recession and a dwindling market for paintings (especially of religious themes). a total of some 1600 prints were produced after designs by de vos, an output three times that of maarten van heemskerck. de vos’s drawings have been praised (see mielke) for their lively, industrious and generally positive character, frequently with romantic italianate landscapes in the background. his obvious proficiency is counterbalanced, however, by a degree of routine formularization.
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Marten de Vos the Elder (Antwerp 1532-1603)
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Attribuéà Martin de Vos (1532 - 1603) La Déploration du christ Panneau de chêne, trois planches, renforcé 76,5 x 107,5 cm Restaurati...
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L'archange Jophiel
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MARTIN DE VOS (ANVERS 1532-1603)
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Old Master Painting: Marten de Vos (Antwerp 1532 -
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