Jan Massys
Jan Massys (also Matsys or Metsys) (* around 1509 in Antwerp ; † October 8, 1575 in Antwerp) was an important Flemish mannerist painter, son of Quentin Massys the Elder . Ä. and probably trained by him. After the death of his father in 1530 he continued his studio and was accepted as a master in the Guild of St. Luke in 1532, when is unknown. Comparisons of styles suggest that he painted in Fontainebleau . In 1536 he was back in Antwerp and accepted Frans van Tuylt as a pupil. In 1538 he married Anna van Tuylt . In 1543 Frans de Witte became his new student. In 1544 he had to go into exile because of heresy.
Driven from his homeland by the Inquisition, he came to Genoa in 1550 at the court of the admiral of the emperor and ruler of Genoa, Andrea Doria, and was his court painter for six years. His best-known work is Loth and his daughters, around 1565 ( Cognac , France , Musée Municipal) . In 1558 he returned to Antwerp and stayed there until his death in 1575.
family
In 1538 he married Anna van Tuylt and had five children, four girls and a son with her. His son Quentin also became a well-known painter as Quentin Massys the Younger .
Web links
- Literature by and about Jan Massys in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Massys, Jan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Matsys, Jan; Metsys, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Flemish painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1509 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 8, 1575 |
| Place of death | Antwerp |