MASSYS, Jan
(b. ca. 1510, Antwerpen, d. 1575, Antwerpen)

Judith

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Oil on panel, 115 x 80,5 cm
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Quentin Massys' example was followed by his younger son, Cornelis and elder son Jan Massys whose Judith bears witness to the influence of the Fontainebleau school.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 17 minutes):
Alessandro Scarlatti: La Giuditta, oratorio, Part I (excerpts)