Jan Matsys
(1509–1575) flamländsk konstnär
Jan Matsys (1509–1575) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Jan Matsys belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.
Jan Matsys was born in Antwerp and died in Antwerp. Jan Matsys worked in Antwerp, France, Italy, and Antwerp. Wikidata associates Jan Matsys with Early Netherlandish painting.
The best-known works include ‘A Merry Company’, ‘Venus Cythereia’, and ‘The Ill-matched Pair’. The catalogue has 60 works by Jan Matsys with free images. The dated works span the years 1514–1675. Works by Jan Matsys are held by several collections, among them Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen, Nationalmuseum, Kunsthistorisches Museum, and Palazzo Bianco.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Cristoforo Gherardi, Pieter Aertsen, Lelio Orsi, Daniele da Volterra, and Andrés de Vandelvira.