Maerten De Vos: Drawings & Paintings (Annotated)

Maerten de Vos was mainly a painter of religious scenes. He was also a portrait painter. In the 1580s he produced many designs for prints and book illustrations. Beginning with style of Mannerism, his style evolved to become clear and descriptive, which fully corresponds to the ideas of Counter-Reformation. He is not an innovative artist, but rather an eclectic figure who has borrowed from the Italian masters. His work owes much differently to one or more Italian artists like Veronese, Tint...