About Cornelis de Vos
Dutch · 1584–1651 · Flemish Baroque painting
Flemish Baroque portraitist in Rubens's circle, celebrated for children's faces and family portraits of rare psychological directness.
Read full biography →Cornelis de Vos's works are held in 36 museums worldwide, including Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Munich Central Collecting Point, and Führermuseum.
🇦🇺 Australia
1 museum
- 1 works
National Gallery of Victoria
NGV International, Australia
🇦🇹 Austria
2 museums
- 5 works
Führermuseum
Linz, Austria
- 2 works
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Maria-Theresien-Platz, Austria
Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00 (Thu until 21:00); closed Mon (open Mon Jun–Aug)€21 adults, free under-19Museumsquartier (U2)Confirm on museum website before visiting.
🇧🇪 Belgium
3 museums
- 19 works
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
District of Antwerp, Belgium
Tue–Fri 10:00–17:00, Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00; closed Mon€22 adults, €2 under-26Antwerpen-Berchem (rail) / Museum (tram) (Tram 4, 8)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 4 works
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)
Ghent, Belgium
- 1 works
King Baudouin Foundation
Brussels, Belgium
🇫🇮 Finland
1 museum
- 1 works
Finnish National Gallery
Helsinki, Finland
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🇫🇷 France
3 museums
- 1 works
Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
Lille, France
- 1 works
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
Rouen, France
- 1 works
Charles Sedelmeyer collection
Paris, France
🇩🇪 Germany
5 museums
- 7 works
Munich Central Collecting Point
Munich, Germany
- 4 works
Gemäldegalerie Berlin
Berlin, Germany
- 2 works
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Ungersbau, Germany
- 2 works
Hessen Kassel Heritage
Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, Germany
- 2 works
Städel Museum
Frankfurt, Germany
🇮🇹 Italy
1 museum
- 1 works
Galleria Sabauda
Turin, Italy
🇳🇱 Netherlands
1 museum
- 3 works
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen - Robbrecht & Daem wing, Netherlands
Main building closed for renovation until 2029; Depot open Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00Depot €20 adultsEendrachtsplein (Tram 7, 8)Confirm on museum website before visiting.
🇵🇱 Poland
3 museums
- 2 works
National Museum in Warsaw
Aleje Jerozolimskie, Poland
Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00; closed Mon25 PLN adults, free on TuesdaysCentrum (M1)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 1 works
Museum of John Paul II Collection
Śródmieście, Poland
- 1 works
National Museum in Kraków
Kraków, Poland
🇷🇺 Russia
1 museum
- 4 works
Hermitage Museum
Winter Palace, Russia
Tue, Thu, Sat–Sun 10:30–18:00; Wed, Fri 10:30–21:00; closed Mon500 RUB adults (Russian residents), 1000 RUB internationalAdmiralteyskaya (5 (Frunzensko-Primorskaya))Confirm on museum website before visiting.
🇪🇸 Spain
2 museums
- 4 works
Museo del Prado
Madrid city, Spain
Mon–Sat 10:00–20:00, Sun 10:00–19:00€15 adults, free last 2 hours dailyBanco de España (2 (Línea Roja))Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 1 works
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Palace of Villahermosa, Spain
🇸🇪 Sweden
1 museum
- 3 works
Nationalmuseum
Stockholm, Sweden
Tue 11:00–20:00; Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00; closed MonFree (permanent collection)Kungsträdgården (Blå (10, 11))Confirm on museum website before visiting.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
3 museums
- 2 works
Wallace Collection
London, United Kingdom
- 1 works
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Dulwich, United Kingdom
- 1 works
National Trust
Swindon, United Kingdom
🇺🇸 United States
9 museums
- 3 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
Sun–Tue, Thu 10:00–17:00; Fri–Sat 10:00–21:00; closed WedAdults $30, students $17 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents)86 St (4, 5, 6)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 3 works
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
- 2 works
North Carolina Museum of Art
Raleigh, United States
- 1 works
RISD Museum
Providence, United States
- 1 works
Detroit Institute of Arts
Midtown Detroit, United States
- 1 works
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
- 1 works
Princeton Art Museum
Princeton, United States
- 1 works
New York Historical
New York City, United States
- 1 works
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Old Patent Office Building, United States
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Cornelis de Vos?
Cornelis de Vos was a Flemish painter who worked in Rubens's circle. Although he executed large public commissions, he excelled at painting portraits of people he knew.What is Cornelis de Vos known for?
Cornelis de Vos is known for his portraiture, especially his ability to make the eyes of his sitters appear unusually direct. He was also considered without equal in Antwerp for his command of children's faces.What was Cornelis de Vos's art style?
Cornelis de Vos took part in some large-scale Baroque ensembles. His family group paintings project a tranquil lyricism, distributed in even, unhurried light.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Cornelis de Vos's works across the following collections.
- [1] wikipedia Wikipedia: Cornelis de Vos Used for: biography.
- [2] book Lassaigne, Jacques, 1910-, Flemish painting Used for: biography.
- [3] book STBGD Trusted, Flemish Painting - From Hieronymus Bosch to Rubens (Art Ebook)_1 Used for: biography.
- [4] book Edward H. Wouk, Frans Floris (1519_20-1570)_ Imagining a Northern Renaissance (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History _ Brill's Studies on) Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [5] book Edward H. Wouk, Frans Floris (1519_20-1570)_ Imagining a Northern Renaissance (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History _ Brill's Studies on)_1 Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [6] book "Michael Brand, Frederik J. Duparc, Ariane van Suchtelen, Anne T. Woollett, Tiarna Doherty, Mark Leonard and Jørgen Wadum", Rubens and Brueghel: A Working Friendship Used for: biography.
- [7] museum Cornelis de Vos - Portrait of a Woman - The Metropolitan Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
- [8] museum Vos, Cornelis de - Museo Nacional del Prado Used for: biography.
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