Jan Matsys [SEP] place of death
Jan Matsys
Jan Massijs or Jan Matsys (c.1510 – 8 October 1575) was a Flemish Renaissance painter known for his history paintings, genre scenes and landscapes. He also gained a reputation as a painter of the female nude, which he painted with a sensuality reminiscent of the school of Fontainebleau.
Life.
He was born in Antwerp, the son of leading Antwerp painter Quinten Matsys and the older brother of Cornelis, who became a painter and engraver. He trained under his father. He was admitted, together
Matsys
Matsys is the surname of a family of Flemish painters:
- Quentin Matsys (1466–1530)
- Cornelis Massijs (1508–), son of Quentin Matsys
- Jan Matsys (–1575), son of Quentin Matsys
- Quentin Metsys the Younger (1543–1589), son of Jan Matsys