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Quintin Metsys, The Blacksmith of Antwerp - the Portrait, 1857. Creator: Cheetham
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Quintin Metsys, The Blacksmith of Antwerp - the Portrait, 1857. Creator: Cheetham
Quintin Metsys, The Blacksmith of Antwerp - the Portrait, 1857. Imaginary scene where Master Van Twylt admires a portrait of his daughter Alyt painted by Quentin Matsys (1465-1530), a Flemish painter in the Early Netherlandish tradition. She is depicted...under the blue mantle and white veil of the Virgin Mother...Martin Van der Goes, one of whose pictures hung near, approached, to find to his disgust that the subject of Van Twylt's admiration was not his own work, but the anonymous head by its side. Quintin, leaning against a pillar hard by, heard and saw all..."And for the price, " added Metsys, after the old man's astonishment had subsided into simple admiration, "it is yours without price - on one condition...If I may call myself a suitor for the hand of your fair daughter!" There is a tradition alleging that Matsys was trained as an ironsmith before becoming a painter. From "Illustrated London News", 1857
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Quinten Metsys's masterful painting, "The Blacksmith of Antwerp - the Portrait," created in 1857, captures a poignant moment of admiration and surprise in a fictional scene. In this imaginary setting, Master Van Twylt, a proud father, gazes intently at a portrait of his daughter Alyt, hanging on the wall of his workshop. The young woman is depicted under the soothing blue mantle and white veil of the Virgin Mother, her serene expression exuding an ethereal beauty. As Van Twylt basks in the admiration of his daughter's likeness, Martin Van der Goes, a fellow artist and friend, enters the room. Van der Goes, who had proudly displayed one of his own works near the portrait, is taken aback to find his admiration usurped by the anonymous head of a blacksmith, painted by none other than Quinten Metsys. Leaning against a nearby pillar, Metsys, with a mischievous glint in his eyes, overhears the exchange. Seizing the opportunity, he approaches Van Twylt and, after Van der Goes's initial shock subsides, offers a surprising proposition. "And for the price," Metsys says, "it is yours without price - on one condition. If I may call myself a suitor for the hand of your fair daughter!" This anecdote is part of a rich artistic tradition that suggests Metsys may have trained as an ironsmith before becoming a painter. The story adds a layer of intrigue to this portrait, which showcases Metsys's exceptional skill in capturing the human form and emotion.
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