Quinten Metsys

Quinten Metsys (1466–1530) was a Duchy of Brabant painter, artist and architectural drafter.

Also recorded as Quinten (I) Massijs; Quinten Massijs (I); Quentin Massys; Quentin Metsys; Quintinus Mesius; Quinten Matsijs.

Overview

The authority record associates the name with Early Netherlandish painting. Work is classified under portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority include Leuven and Antwerp. Works named in the authority record include The Ugly Duchess, The Moneylender and his Wife and Ill-Matched Marriage. Catalogue entries for paintings state support, medium, dimensions and signature. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

Flemish painter (1466-1530)

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Quentin Matsys”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q314275: Quinten Metsys
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