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Quentin Matsys

1466 - 1530

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Quentin Matsys (Dutch: Quinten Matsijs) (1466–1530) was a Flemish painter in the Early Netherlandish tradition. He was born in Leuven. According to tradition, he trained as an ironsmith before becoming a painter. Matsys was active in Antwerp for over 20 years, creating numerous works with religious roots and satirical tendencies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Quentin Matsys is the 188th most popular painter (up from 200th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 70th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Belgian Painter.

Quentin Matsys is a Flemish painter from the Northern Renaissance. He is most famous for his portraits and religious works.

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Among painters, Quentin Matsys ranks 188 out of 2,023. Before him are Niki de Saint Phalle, Ivan Shishkin, Bernardo Bellotto, Franz Stuck, Chaim Soutine, and Suzanne Valadon. After him are Gerhard Richter, Angelica Kauffman, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Hans von Aachen, Henry Fuseli, and Pieter de Hooch.

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Among people born in 1466, Quentin Matsys ranks 5. Before him are Erasmus, Moctezuma II, Elizabeth of York, and Andrea Doria. After him are Alonso de Ojeda, Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Giovanni Sforza, Şehzade Ahmet, Ottaviano Petrucci, Ashikaga Yoshitane, and Marino Sanuto the Younger. Among people deceased in 1530, Quentin Matsys ranks 4. Before him are Babur, Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy, and Andrea del Sarto. After him are Maximilian Sforza, Pêro da Covilhã, Joanna la Beltraneja, Thomas Wolsey, Luis Ramírez de Lucena, Judah Leon Abravanel, Jacopo Sannazaro, and Properzia de' Rossi.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Quentin Matsys ranks 74 out of 1,190. Before him are François Englert (1932), Django Reinhardt (1910), James Ensor (1860), Hugo van der Goes (1440), Gerard de Ridefort (1141), and Maxime Weygand (1867). After him are André Grétry (1741), Johannes Ockeghem (1410), Jacques Rogge (1942), Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (1559), Agnès Varda (1928), and Corneille Heymans (1892).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Quentin Matsys ranks 11. Before him are Rogier van der Weyden (1390), Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564), Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568), Jacob Jordaens (1593), James Ensor (1860), and Hugo van der Goes (1440). After him are Hubert van Eyck (1366), Philippe de Champaigne (1602), Paul Delvaux (1897), Joachim Patinir (1480), Pieter Claesz (1596), and Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601).

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