Peter Gilles

Medium: oil on board
Location: Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium

The painting shows a portrait of a man sitting next to a table in an interior that exudes a Renaissance atmosphere. The man is wearing a black garment with a fur collar and a black cap. In his right hand he holds a parchment or a sheet of paper. Books are placed on a table and several shelves of other books can be seen beside him, suggesting that he may be a scholar or book dealer. On the back wall is a shelf with several objects, including a gold cup.

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Prevailing color of this fine art print is dark and its shape is portrait. This art piece is located in Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium. 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.