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b. 1510 - d. 1556

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  • Cornelis Massijs (1510-1557) (Circle). Holy Family with John the Baptist and Elisabeth
    Sep. 22, 2022

    Cornelis Massijs (1510-1557) (Circle). Holy Family with John the Baptist and Elisabeth

    Est: €600 - €900

    The Christ Child stands on a manger next to Mary and touches the face of John the Baptist on. Johannes is sitting on the kneeling Elizabeth's lap. The Holy Family gathered in a stone niche. This engraving made in the 1520-1557 period after a design by Raphael was longtime attributed to Cornelis Massijs himself but now rejected.

    Old Master Print
  • ALLEGORY OF ADULTERY.
    Jun. 16, 2022

    ALLEGORY OF ADULTERY.

    Est: €400 - €500

    Engraving, 8,3 x 6,4 cm, laid paper, signed and dated in the plate at bottom left: "1549 CMA", inscription in upper margin: "MY MA(N) SYN EYERE(N) O(N)TLAEYT / I(N) E(N)ES A(N)DERS NEST E(N) LAET MY O(N)TPAEYT" (slightly browned, small brown stains at bottom left). - Allegorical scene with three peasants. A woman surprises her husband with his mistress. She laments that her husband lays his eggs in a different nest and leaves her unsatisfied. - Ref. Hollstein XI.199.128 - Van der Stock (Cornelis Matsys) 55. - Prov. K. Crool (coll. stamp).

    Arenberg Auctions
  • Cornelis Massijs- Peasants fighting Beggars - 1539
    Oct. 15, 2020

    Cornelis Massijs- Peasants fighting Beggars - 1539

    Est: €400 - €600

    Lame beggar and beggar woman attacked by a group of peasants, one smashing with his lute.Fighting cripples fight each other with crutches and canes, and attract each other, the hairs. In top right corner ".COR. MET." and with the date below partly erased. Engraving by Cornelis Massijs

    Old Master Print
  • Cornelis Massijs- The blind leading the blind - 1550
    Oct. 15, 2020

    Cornelis Massijs- The blind leading the blind - 1550

    Est: €400 - €600

    Four blind peasants following one another in a line and the leader falling into a hole (allegory of the blind leading the blind) Engraving by Cornelis Massijs

    Old Master Print
  • Cornelis Massijs- The Meal of Beggars
    May. 19, 2020

    Cornelis Massijs- The Meal of Beggars

    Est: €400 - €600

    Peasants socialising, eating and drinking in a barn; In an open hut is a group of lame. One of them put a pitcher in the mouth and in the middle is a kissing couple. On the floor crutches, at right a peasant sticks his head out of a window to vomit. in top right corner ".COR. MET." and with the date below partly erased. Engraving by Cornelis Massijs

    Old Master Print
  • *CORNELIS MASSIJS (1510-1557)
    May. 06, 2019

    *CORNELIS MASSIJS (1510-1557)

    Est: €200 - €300

    *CORNELIS MASSIJS (1510-1557) Gevecht onder bedelaars (ca. 1539) Burijngravure. Met kleine marges. Gemonteerd onder passe partout. Herkomst: Albert van Loock (collectiestempel op verso, L. 3751). 60 x 92 mm French Translation *CORNELIS MASSIJS (1510-1557) Querelle. Gravure au burin. Petites marges. Montée. Provenance: Albert van Loock (marque de collection au verso, L. 3751). 60 x 92 mm English Translation *CORNELIS MASSIJS (1510-1557) Fighting beggars. Copper engraving. Thread margins. Mounted. Provenance: Albert van Loock (collection mark on the reverse, L. 3751). 60 x 92 mm

    Bernaerts Auctioneers
  • CORNELIS MASSIJS Three engravings.
    Nov. 01, 2018

    CORNELIS MASSIJS Three engravings.

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    CORNELIS MASSIJS Three engravings. The Meal of Beggars, 1539. Second state (of 2) * Four Blind Men Tumbling into a Pit * Lame Beggar and Beggar Woman, circa 1540. Various sizes and conditions. Massijs (1508-circa 1556) was the son of the leading Antwerp painter Quinten Massijs. Already well- known for his graphic work, with an oeuvreconsisting of approximately 150 engraved subjects, Massijs is now considered an important figure in the transition from the fantastic landscapes of Maerten van Heemsterck, Hieronymous Bosch and their followers to the "pure landscapes" of later 16th century Netherlandish painting. Hollstein 132, 137 and 141.

    Swann Auction Galleries
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