Cornelis de vos biography

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.

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

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

Cornelis de Vos was a painter and art dealer, born in Hulst around into a family of artists.

Cornelis de Vos ( - 9 May ) was a.

Cornelis de Vos is a painter of history pieces, religious works and portraits, who immigrated to Antwerp.

Flemish painter, active in Antwerp.

He was also successful in other genres including history, religious and genre painting. 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