Cornelis de Vos (1584 / 85-1651), Magnanimity of Scipio

Cornelis de Vos became master of the Guild of Luke in Antwerp in 1608, and its dean in 1620. He worked as a colleague of Rubens on the decorations for the entry of the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand, in Antwerp, and on the decoration of the hunting pavilion Torre de la Parada, near Madrid. He was a respected portrait and history painter. As an art dealer, he visited the Saint-Germain-de-Prés market in Paris several times from 1619. Expertise written by Dr. Klaus Ertz available