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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

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

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 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

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

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

Grisaille street scene: a robed man offers alms to kneeling beggars before classical columns, with children and a dog nearby.

Saint Luke Giving three Pilgrims Alms

1576

Grisaille scene of kneeling figures before a glowing apparition in a columned hall, with a battle outside on the right.

Saint Luke Appearing at the Curch of Our Lady in Tripoli

1576

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

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

最後の晩餐

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

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 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

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

Engraving of a bearded preacher gesturing among trees to a crowd of listeners, with soldiers at left and a reclining figure i

Prediking van Johannes de Doper

1585

Engraving of a haloed figure in a colonnade with nude and clothed figures, infants, and a seated woman; Latin caption below.

Kleden van de naakten

1585

Engraving of townspeople giving drink to the thirsty in a city square, with a Latin inscription along the bottom edge.

Dorstigen te drinken geven

1585

Engraving of men burying bodies in a city square before a towered church, with a Latin caption below the scene.

Begraven van de doden

1585

Engraving of an angel ascending from a terrace as kneeling men and women praise God, with travelers and hills in the backgrou

Vertrek van de engel Rafaël

1585

Engraving of an elderly woman in a forest with an angel and a child, winged figures in the sky, and a Latin caption below.

Elisabeth

Engraving of Mary Magdalene kneeling in prayer in a forest, with angels at a hut and a town on hills in the distance.

Mary Magdalene

Engraving of Mary of Egypt kneeling in prayer in a forest as a monk holds a chalice, with a lion and a distant town nearby.

Mary of Egypt

Engraving of two women beside timber huts, a stone watchtower, and a walled town with church spires under trees.

Cometa and Nicosa

Engraving of a kneeling hermit by a tree and cave, with monks burying a body and a landscape of fields and a town.

Erena

Engraving of a reclining woman, a cloaked man, and a kneeling figure at a crucifix, with a procession toward a walled city.

Margaret of Antioch

Engraving of Euphrosyna: a woman lies in a wooden hut tended by monks, with a monastery and trees in the background.

Euphrosine of Alexandria

Engraving of an elderly hermit woman with a rosary beside a hut, in a forest with a river and distant town.

Sarah the hermit

Engraving of a kneeling praying woman with a rosary beside a well with a devil, with women tending a figure and a landscape w

Euphraxia of Rome

Engraving of a kneeling hermit praying by a forest hut, with a woman washing at a stream and a temple in the distant landscap

Sylvia Ruffina

Engraving of a woman lying in a grave covered by birds with leaves, a figure carving her name on a tree, and mourners nearby.

Sophronia of Tarent

Engraved landscape with a kneeling elderly woman holding a cross, a praying figure on a rock, and a city below mountains.

Nephalia of Cnossos

Engraving of a hooded woman opening a door beside a village with a church tower, trees, grazing cattle and mountains.

Amata

Engraving of a kneeling woman praying in a wooden hut by a river, with angels, soldiers, and a village with church in backgro

Hermelinde

Engraving of a kneeling saint holding a chalice in a forest, with a village church and bridge in the background.

Otilia of Bavaria

Engraved print of a kneeling woman at a forest hut with a cross, armed men approaching, and a church on a distant hill.

Dympna of Gheel

Engraving of a church and town with a bridge, a kneeling woman in a shrine, and cloaked figures on a path.

Maria Oigniacensis

Engraving of a kneeling woman with a rosary, an angel gesturing beside her, and a domed church and village in the background.

Reynofla

Engraving with three oval scenes of sacrifice under natural law, Mosaic law and gospel law, with Latin verses below.

Three representations of sacrifices

1588

Engraving of a turbaned man directing workers who fell trees and topple idols beside a small temple, with a Latin caption bel

Hizkia laat de afgoden vernietigen

1585

Brown ink and wash drawing of an armored rider on horseback with a lion shield, a griffin, and a city behind.

Emperor Ninus

mid-16th-early 17th century

Pen and blue wash drawing of a crowned king meeting a bearded man beside soldiers, with shepherds, sheep and cattle in a land

The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek

n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a Roman triumphal procession passing the Colosseum, with soldiers, horsemen and crowds.

A Roman Triumph

Engraving of Mary on a donkey holding the infant Christ, led by Joseph past a village, castle and soldiers.

Vlucht naar Egypte

1584

Pen and brown wash drawing of Saint Matthew writing as an angel hovers nearby, with Adam and Eve and a crucifixion scene in t

Saint Matthew with Adam and Eve and the Tree of Jesse

c. 1590/1600

Pen and brown wash drawing of a commander kneeling before a crowned ruler on a throne, with soldiers and vessels in the foreg

Holofernes before Nebuchadnezzar (Judith 2:4-13)

1587

Engraving of an allegorical woman with a mirror and eagle, with a garden, a healing scene and a city behind her.

Sight (Visus), from "The Five Senses"

n.d.

Engraving of a hermit reading beside a hut as water flows into a barrel, with a village and storm clouds in the background.

Ammon, from "Solitudo Sive Vitae Patrum Eremicolarum"

ca. 1585-86

Engraving of a bearded hermit reading beneath a tree by a cliff and waterfall, with a monk and distant town in the landscape.

Epiphanius, from "Sylvae Sacrae Monumenta...Anachoretarum"

1593-94

Brown ink drawing of a feathered female figure in a chariot drawn by two unicorns, with an armadillo in the foreground.

America

c. 1585

Engraving of the prophet Jonah preaching in a city square to a kneeling king, a crowd, sheep and a cow, with classical buildi

Jona verkondigt de ondergang van Nineve

1570