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Banker of the 16th Century with His Wife

Quentin Matsys

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“QUENTIN MATSYS—Quentin Matsys (Dutch: Quinten Matsijs; 1466–1530) was a painter [the artist who painted Banker of the 16th Century with His Wife; see above] in the Flemish tradition and a founder of the Antwerp school. He was born at Leuven, where he was trained as an ironsmith. Near the front of the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp is a wrought-iron well, known as the Matsys Well, which according to tradition was made by the painter-to-be. ¶ During the greater part of the 15th century, the centres [centers] in which the painters of the Low Countries most congregated were Tournai, Bruges, Ghent and Brussels. Leuven gained prominence toward the close of this period, employing workmen from all of the crafts. Not until the beginning of the 16th century did Antwerp take the lead which it afterward maintained against Bruges, Ghent, Brussels, Mechelen and Leuven. Matsys, as a member of Antwerp's Guild of Saint Luke, was one of its first notable artists . . .” — Quentin Matsys¹ at Wikipedia

¹This version edited and revised by Mintmark.com.

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