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Maerten de Vos

Flemish draughtsman, painter (1532-1603)

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  • Works from the collections
  • Frequent collaborators
  • Related topics

Images from the collections

Images by Maerten de Vos

93 images from works
  • Saint Matthias. Engraving by A. Collaert after M. de Vos.
  • Saint James the Less. Engraving by A. Collaert after M. de Vos.
  • The Trinity appearing to the Virgin Mary, the apostles and evangelists and Saint Mary Magdalene (?) Engraving by A. Caprioli after M. de Vos.
  • Soldiers bring Daniel before a throne to be judged. Engraving after M. de Vos.
  • A woman teaching an infant to read; representing grammar. Engraving by A. Vallée after M. de Vos.
  • Saint Augustine of Hippo. Line engraving by P. Cool after M. de Vos.
  • Saint Ambrose. Line engraving by P. Cool after M. de Vos.
  • A woman making gestures of speech, having a snake around her wrist and a parrot on her head, is standing in a market place with a court scene to her left and a verdict being read out to her right; representing Dialectic. Engraving after M. de Vos.
  • A mathematician draws a semi-circle while Minerva watches over him. Engraving by R. Sadeler, 1591, after M. de Vos.
  • Aurora and Apeliotes. Engraving by J. Sadeler after M. de Vos.

Works from the collections

99 works

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    A female figure with bowls of fruit and a monkey; Eve picks the apple from the tree of knowledge; representing the sense of taste. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after M. de Vos.

    Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603. | Reference: 26958i
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    The Trinity appearing to the Virgin Mary, the apostles and evangelists and Saint Mary Magdalene (?) Engraving by A. Caprioli after M. de Vos.

    Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603. | Reference: 38043i
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    A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Oil painting after Marten de Vos.

    Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603. | Reference: 45101i
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    Mars in his chariot. Engraving by J. Sadeler after M. de Vos.

    Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603. | Reference: 46355i
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    Saint Simon. Engraving by A. Collaert after M. de Vos.

    Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603. | Reference: 7165i

Frequent collaborators

Jan Sadeler
Adriaen Collaert
Raphael Sadeler the Elder
Crispijn van de Passe the Elder

Related topics

Christianity
Fall of man
God
Astrology
Gardens
Angels
Agriculture
Education, Medieval
Senses and sensation
Animals - Symbolic aspects

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