Simon de Vos (1603 - 1676)
1603-10-20Antwerp, Belgium1676-10-15Antwerp, Belgium
Simon de Vos
Simon de Vos was a Flemish painter, graphic artist and art collector, a member of the Guild of St. Luke in Antwerp.
Simon de Vos specialized early in his career in cabinet and genre painting in the style of the Utrecht Caravagistes. His depictions of merry company and scenes from fables are well known. From about 1640 he increasingly painted large-scale religious, allegorical and historical scenes in the style of Peter Paul Rubens and Antoni van Dyck. Among his pupils was Jan van Kessel the Elder (1626-1679).
Simon de Vos was financially successful: by the end of his life he owned four estates in Antwerp and a collection of 290 paintings.
Date and place of birt: | 20 october 1603, Antwerp, Belgium |
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Date and place of death: | 15 october 1676, Antwerp, Belgium |
Period of activity: | XVII century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Art school / group: | Guild of Saint Luke |
Genre: | Allegory, Genre art, History painting, Religious genre |
Art style: | Baroque, Karavagism, Mannerism |