Marten de Vos

Marten de Vos , c.1536-1603, Flemish painter. He studied with Floris in Antwerp and is said to have assisted Tintoretto in Venice. In 1558 he returned to Antwerp after seven years in Italy. Vos was a mannerist and painted chiefly ambitious figure compositions in imitation of the Venetians. Characteristic are his Temptation of St. Anthony and Triumph of Christ (Antwerp). Much of his work in the churches of Antwerp was destroyed by the iconoclasts.

Vos, Maerten de (1532–1603). Netherlandish painter, active mainly in his native Antwerp. In about 1552 he went to Italy (perhaps in company with Bruegel) and worked in Tintoretto's studio in Venice; he also visited Rome and probably Florence. By 1558 he was back in Antwerp, and after the death of Frans Floris in 1570 he became one of the leading artists in the city. The altarpieces that make up the bulk of his output show the influence of Italian Mannerism in their slender elegance, but his warmth of colour looks forward to Rubens and the Flemish Baroque. His rare portraits are notably direct and in the Netherlandish rather than the Italian tradition (Antoine Anselme and his Family, 1577, Mus. Royaux, Brussels). He was a prolific draughtsman and many prints were made of his compositions.

Vos, Maerten de (b Antwerp, 1532; d Antwerp, 4 Dec. 1603). Netherlandish painter, active mainly in Antwerp. In about 1552 he went to Italy (perhaps in company with Bruegel) and worked in Tintoretto's studio in Venice; he also visited Rome and probably Florence. By 1558 he was back in Antwerp, and after the death of Frans Floris in 1570 he became one of the leading artists in the city. The altarpieces that make up the bulk of his output show the influence of Italian Mannerism in their slender elegance, but his warmth of colour looks forward to Rubens and the Flemish Baroque. His rare portraits are notably direct and in the Netherlandish rather than the Italian tradition (Antoine Anselme and his Family, 1577, Mus. Royaux, Brussels). He was a prolific draughtsman and many prints were made of his compositions.