VOS, Jan de
(c. 1578-after 1626)

Biography

Dutch goldsmith and medalist, who worked in Augsburg and Prague in the court of the emperor Rudolph II. He created two silver reliefs after a wax-embossed Descent from the Cross by Michelangelo. One of the two silver casts by Jan de Vos was presented to Emperor Rudolph II, the other to Frederick I, duke of Württemberg.