Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536)

ID: #2995 | Dutch painters | Portraits

Date: 1517
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Italy
Dimensions: 59 x 46.5

The painting depicts a middle-aged man dressed in black with a veil and a black cap on his head. The man is seated at a wooden table writing or drawing on a large sheet of paper, which he holds with his right hand while holding a pen or quill in his left hand. Books are stacked on shelves beside him. The man's expression is focused and serious. The background is dark and simple, allowing the focus to be on the figure and his actions.

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Massys painted picture Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536) in 1517. Prevailing color of this fine art print is dark and its shape is portrait. Original size is 59 x 46.5. This art piece is located in Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Italy. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Quentin Massys (1464-1530) A Dutch master who was born into a family of blacksmiths and watchmakers. According to the wishes of his father, he also became a blacksmith. It is said, however, that he fell in love with the daughter of a painter from Antwerp and feared that his chosen love would not want a simple blacksmith. On the other hand, it is also said that he was too weak for the hard work of a blacksmith. Before he left for his love, he allegedly forged a well in front of the Antwerp cathedral. He painted mostly paintings with religious themes - Jesus Chasing the Merchants from the Temple. His work, such as the painting Ill-Matched Marriage s, is so heavily melancholy and grotesquely bizarre that it was often misunderstood. He was a good friend of Durer. Several of his relatives died because of their faith - his sister was buried alive, her husband beheaded. Massys died in Antwerp and, in his honour, asteroid 9569 was named Quentinmatsijs.