Artwork
Donor man with five sons
Donor man with five sons is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Cornelis de Vos. It is held in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
About this work
Overview
The painting 'Donor man with five sons' is an oil-on-canvas work by Cornelis de Vos, a Flemish artist active in Antwerp.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait depicts a bearded man surrounded by five children, all with serious expressions and a red cross above their heads, suggesting a devotional or commemorative purpose.
Technique & Style
The painting employs chiaroscuro, with the man's face lit from the side, highlighting his features, while the children's faces are softer and more subdued, indicating a nuanced use of light and shadow.
History & Provenance
The work is held in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, and although dated to 1700, it is characteristic of early 17th-century Flemish painting, with which de Vos was associated.
Artist & collection
Artist
Cornelis de Vos (1584 - 9 May 1651) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and art dealer.
Portrait of a Young Woman
Two Tritons at the Feast of Acheloüs
Portrait of a Woman
The Holy Family with John the Baptist as child
The Citizens of Antwerp bring back to Saint Norbert the Monstrance and other Sacred Vessels that they had hidden from Tankelin
Jupiter and Juno
Magdalena and Jan-Baptist de Vos, Children of the Painter
Apollo and the Python
Portrait of Pieter Boudaen Courten (1594-1668)
Portrait of a Man
Portrait of a Man
Portrait of a man with a rose in his hand
Male portrait
Portrait of a Gentleman
Portrait of Cornelis Matelieff the Younger, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1602
Portrait of Cornelis Matelieff the Younger, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1602
Portrait of a Member of the Lyskirchen Family
Portrait of a Man
Untitled
Portrait of Gottfried Hautappel