Cornelis de vos biography definition

          Cornelius de Vos or de Vois or Devosse (fl....

          Flemish painter, active in Antwerp.

        1. Cornelis de Vos was a leading portraitist in Antwerp in a milieu that included Anthony van Dyck and Peter Paul Rubens.
        2. Cornelius de Vos or de Vois or Devosse (fl.
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        4. Cornelis de Vos was a Flemish painter, master of drawings and art dealer.

          5. Cornelis de Vos

          17th-century Flemish painter

          This article is about the 17th-century painter. For the 16th-century miner, see Cornelius de Vos.

          Cornelis de Vos[1] (1584 - 9 May 1651) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and art dealer.

          He was one of the leading portrait painters in Antwerp and is best known for his sensitive portraits, in particular of children and families. He was also successful in other genres including history, religious and genre painting.

          Cornelis de Vos was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and art dealer.

          He was a regular collaborator with Rubens.

          Life

          He was born in Hulst near Antwerp, now in the Dutch province of Zeeland. Little is known of his childhood. His father moved with his family to Antwerp in 1596.[2] Cornelis and his younger brothers Paul and Jan (or Hans) studied under the little-known painter David Remeeus (1559–1626).

          In 1599 de Vos is mentioned as Remeeus' pupil while on 8 May 1604 he is referred to as the chief assistant of Remeeus.[3] On 29 April 1604, de Vos petitione