Jan Matsys

Summary

Jan Matsys is a human^[1]. He was born in Antwerp^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1509^[3]. He died in Antwerp^[4]. He died on October 8, 1575^[5]. He worked as a painter^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Jan Matsys's place of birth was Antwerp^[2].
• Jan Matsys died in Antwerp^[4].
• Jan Matsys was born on January 1, 1509^[3].
• Jan Matsys died on October 8, 1575^[5].
• Jan Matsys's father was Quinten Metsys^[8].
• A child of Jan Matsys was Quentin Metsys the Younger^[9].
• Jan Matsys held citizenship in Habsburg Netherlands^[10].
• Jan Matsys worked as a painter^[6].
• Jan Matsys's field of work was painting^[11].
• Jan Matsys's field of work was visual arts^[12].
• Jan Matsys's field of work was Flemish painting^[13].
• Jan Matsys's field of work was Renaissance painting^[14].
• Jan Matsys's field of work was Mannerism^[15].
• Jan Matsys held the position of court painter^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Jan Matsys is A Merry Company^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Jan Matsys is Venus Cythereia^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Jan Matsys is The Ill-matched Pair^[19].
• Jan Matsys is recorded as male^[20].
• Jan Matsys's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Jan Matsys is associated with the Early Netherlandish painting movement^[22].
• Jan Matsys's Commons category is recorded as Jan Massijs^[23].
• Jan Matsys's family name is recorded as Massys^[24].
• Jan Matsys's given name is recorded as Jan^[25].
• Jan Matsys's work location is recorded as Antwerp^[26].
• Jan Matsys's work location is recorded as France^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Antwerp^[2], Jan Matsys… he was born on January 1, 1509^[3]. His father was Quinten Metsys^[8].

Career and Affiliations

Jan Matsys worked as a painter^[6]. Fields of work include painting^[11], a method^[28]; visual arts^[12], a type of arts^[29]; Flemish painting^[13], a painting of an area^[30]; Renaissance painting^[14], a painting movement^[31]; and Mannerism^[15], an art movement^[32]. He held the position of court painter^[16].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include A Merry Company^[17], a painting^[33], founded in 1549^[34]; Venus Cythereia^[18], a painting^[35], founded in 1561^[36]; and The Ill-matched Pair^[19], a painting^[37], founded in 1566^[38].

Personal Life

A child of Jan Matsys was Quentin Metsys the Younger^[9].

Death and Burial

Jan Matsys died on October 8, 1575^[5]. He died in Antwerp^[4].

Why It Matters

Jan Matsys ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

FAQs

Where was Jan Matsys born?

Jan Matsys's place of birth was Antwerp^[2].

Where did Jan Matsys die?

Jan Matsys passed away in Antwerp^[4].

Who were Jan Matsys's parents?

Jan Matsys's father was Quinten Metsys^[8].

What did Jan Matsys do for work?

Jan Matsys worked as painter^[6].