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Maerten de Vos

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Monochrome painting of a glowing saint appearing to a crowd by a column, with a battle in the background and a second panel b

Saint Luke appears in the church of Our Lady of Tripoli

1620

Painting of a bishop baptizing a kneeling bearded king before soldiers and attendants in a marble hall.

Baptism of the King of Silene

1590

Painting of Saint Thomas the Apostle reading a book and holding a staff, with a halo, against a red background.

Saint Thomas the Apostle

1574

Painting of Christ being baptized in a river by John the Baptist, with a dove descending above and angels under a tree.

The Baptism of Christ

1574

Grisaille painting of an elderly man in a turban weighing silver coins, a kneeling man pouring coins, and a landscape process

Abraham weighs out four hundred pieces of silver for Ephron to buy a grave for Sarah (Genesis 23:16)

1602

Grisaille painting of bearded men and soldiers before classical architecture, with a crowned central figure and nude figure a

Abraham weighs out four hundred pieces of silver to buy the land for Sarah's grave (Genesis 23:15-18)

1602

Crucifixion painting with Christ on the cross, a grieving woman in blue, a kneeling woman in red, and a man in red robes.

Crucifixion

1600

Saint Luke painting the Madonna and Child in a columned hall, with an ox, an open book, and cherubs above.

Saint Luke paints the Madonna

1602

Painting of Christ in a red drape with an apostle touching his side, surrounded by onlookers in a columned marble hall.

Incredulity of Saint Thomas

1574

Altarpiece with Christ among a crowd in a city street, flanked by grisaille panels of biblical scenes.

Altarpiece of the Guild of the Minters

1601

Robed friars gather around a kneeling figure before an altar with a risen Christ holding a cross, in a columned interior.

The Story of Saint Didacus of Alcalà

Crowned emperor in armor gestures as masons carve stone while a domed church rises behind them under a cloudy sky.

The Emperor Constantine erecting a church dedicated to Saint George

1590

Painting of a bearded man bitten by a viper at a bonfire, with robed onlookers, soldiers and a domed building behind.

Saint Paul Bitten by a Viper on the Island of Malta

1568

Painting of an executioner beheading a man while a woman holds the severed head on a platter in a stone prison.

The decapitation of Saint John

1574

Painting of Saint Stephen in a pale robe holding stones, gesturing with one hand against a red background.

Saint Stephen

1574

Painting of a friar in clouds with a rosary above a woman tending a newborn, attended by kneeling women in a green-canopied b

Saint Didacus Helps with a Difficult Birth

Bearded man holding a large fish beside a young man in red with a net, shells and crabs at their feet, city behind.

The Temple Tax

1602

Painting of a crowned king and daughter at a saint's tomb, with healed and freed figures and a bright heavenly cloud above.

Henry IV of Castile and his daughter find healing at the tomb of Saint Didacus

1591

Painting of a haloed friar dying on a bier while two kneeling monks pray beside him, with candles lit in a dark room.

Death of Saint Didacus

Painting of a crowded city scene where a man in red robes raises a coin before soldiers, elders and onlookers.

Then give to Caesar what is Caesar's

1602

Risen Christ stands above a skull and serpent, flanked by angels, a soldier with a flag, two bearded saints with books, and a

Christ Triumphant

1590

Painting of the Crucifixion with three crosses, mourning women below, soldiers in a landscape, and a stormy sky.

The Crucifixion

Painting of a friar in a cloud raising a crucifix over a kneeling woman holding an infant, with an elderly woman praying.

Saint Didacus Brings the Stillborn Girl to Life

1591

Painting of a bearded saint tempted by flying demons and hybrid creatures, with lions and a church in the landscape below.

The Temptations of Antony Abbot of Egypt

1594

Painting of a armored knight on a brown horse spearing a dragon, with onlookers behind an arch.

Saint Georges delivering Saint Margaret

1590

Seated woman in red robe surrounded by vegetables, fruit and flowers, with a farmhouse and fields in the background.

The earth

1550

Nude male figure surrounded by many birds in a cloudy sky, including peacock, turkey, owl and heron, in a painting.

The air

1550

Double portrait of a bearded man and a woman in black dress with gold chain, in an interior, by Maerten de Vos, 1570.

Portrait of Gillis Hooftman (1521-81), Shipowner, and his wife Margaretha van Nispen

1570

Nude woman with braided hair riding a white bull across the sea, with red drapery, cupids and nymphs on the shore.

The Rape of Europa

1590

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in a white bonnet, black dress and lace collar against a brown background, dated 1569.

Portrait of a Woman Aged Sixty-Eight

1569

Double portrait of a bearded man and a woman in dark 16th-century dress, with a green table and clock in an interior.

Portrait of Gillis Hooftman, Shipowner, and his Wife Margaretha van Nispen (Gilles van Eichelenberg, called Hoffman)

1570

Painting of an allegorical scene with a nude woman, a crowned king on a throne, and richly dressed attendants under a stormy

The Calumny of Apelles

1594

Painting of a triumphal procession with women musicians, armored soldiers and a severed head in a landscape.

Triomphe de David

White unicorn with spiral horn in a landscape with archers, a tree house, and a second unicorn by a stream.

Portrait of an unicorn

1572

Painting of a young man in a canopy bed tended by monks in grey robes, one reading a book, under a gilded coffered ceiling.

The Spanish Crown Prince Don Carlos Heals After Touching the Corpse of Saint Didacus

Painting of the Holy Family and Saint Anne's family with women, children, a lamb and elders in a columned interior.

The Family of Saint Anne

1585

Painting of figures gathering manna from the ground beside tents, with a bearded leader holding a staff and mountains behind.

Mannalese

1570

Painting of the Last Supper with Christ at the center of a table surrounded by twelve apostles in colorful robes.

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Moses holds up the tablets of the law before a crowd of Israelites in a wooded landscape, painted in 1574 by Maerten de Vos.

Moses Showing the Tablets of the Law to the Israelites, with Portraits of Members of the Panhuys Family, their Relati…

1574

Kneeling friar in dark habit faces an altar with candles and a Madonna and Child, beside a priest in white vestments.

Saint Didacus of Alcalà at Prayers

1591

Two friars in brown robes in a forest, one haloed, beside a table with fish, bread and a silver ewer on a white cloth.

Saint Didacus Finds a Miraculous Meal

1591

Friar reaches into a fiery oven to rescue a boy as a kneeling woman and another friar watch, with a town behind.

Saint Didacus Saves a Boy From the Oven

Painting of a grey-robed friar with a halo preaching a cross to a crowd, with two feathered archers at right and mountains be

Saint Didacus Preaches in the Canary Islands

Painting of a haloed monk blessing kneeling sick people in a church interior with an altar and Madonna image.

Saint Didacus Heals the Sick

Brown ink drawing of the Adoration of the Magi showing the Virgin and Child with crowned kings offering gifts in an interior.

Adoration of the Magi

c. 1590

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated female saint with a sword, palm frond, and dragon beneath her.

Study for Saint Margaret

c. 1584-1587

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing figure addressing seated judges in a columned hall, with crowds around.

Christ before his judges

1542

Pen and wash drawing of a sacrifice beneath a round temple with Corinthian columns, a bull, musicians, and a city in the dist

Schlachtszene vor einem Rundtempel

Engraving of Ezra with a winged angel, a haloed figure crowning a kneeling crowd holding palm fronds beneath clouds.

Eerste visioen van Ezra: de Zoon van God kroont de menigte

1585

Engraving of Christ with a spade consoling a kneeling Mary Magdalene in a garden with a town behind them.

Christus verschijnt aan Maria Magdalena (Noli me tangere)

1585

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded armored man greeting a kneeling figure, with armed men and a landscape of sheep behin

The Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau

1581

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Descent from the Cross, with figures on ladders lowering Christ among mourning women.

The Descent from the Cross

1585

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with angels, putti, a cross and chalice, allegorical figures of faith, hope and lo

Faith, Hope and Love.

1577

Brown ink drawing of a Roman triumphal procession with a chariot, soldiers and crowds before a Colosseum-like arena.

A Roman Triumph

Drawing of a blank sphere framed by allegorical figures, a sun-rayed Apollo, and a winged Time with a scythe.

Apollo, Diana, and Time with the Cyclic Vicissitudes of Human Life

1561

Pen and brown wash drawing of a Renaissance-style interior with muscular men, a woman with a child, and a harbor view.

Saint Peter's Vision

1588

Engraving of two men carrying a heavy cluster of grapes on a pole across a footbridge, with a landscape behind them.

Terugkeer van de verkenners uit Kanaän

1585

Engraving of a crowned king on a throne receiving an armored commander, with gold coins, urns and an army in the background.

Holofernes voor Nebukadnessar

1585

Engraving of an angel kneeling at a burning altar before a helmeted warrior, with a tent camp and trees in the background.

Gideon en de engel

1585

Brown ink drawing of the Baptism of Christ with a bearded figure pouring water, a crowd of onlookers, and angels in clouds.

Baptism of Christ

16th century

Pen and wash drawing of Ecce Homo: a crowned figure on a balcony above a crowd, framed by a border of birds, flowers and urns

Ecce Homo

1584

Engraving of the Last Judgment: an angel separates sheep from goats beneath a glorified Christ and heavenly host.

Laatste Oordeel met het scheiden van de schapen en de bokken

1585

Engraving of a crowd receiving bread and food in a city square, with a haloed figure at left and a cooking pot in front.

Spijzigen van de hongerigen

1585

Engraving of elderly Tobit seated in a courtyard with a woman tending him, a dog nearby, and a town with a domed building beh

Tobits blindheid

1585