Matthys Cock
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Matthijs Wellens de Cock | |
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 Matthijs Cock | |
| Born | 1509/10, Antwerp |
| Died | 1548 (aged 42–43) , Antwerp |
| Known for | Painting and drawing |
Matthys Cock or Matthijs Wellens de Cock (c. 1509/10 – 1540/1548) was a Flemish landscape painter and draughtsman. He is known for his landscapes, marine art and architectural drawings.[1]
He was born into a family of painters. His father was the obscure painter Jan Wellens de Cock (c. 1460/1480 – in or before 1521), who was likely the Jan de Cock mentioned several times in the records of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke and the 'Jan Wellens, alias Cock' recorded in the aldermen's registers of Antwerp in 1492.[2] His younger brother Hieronymus Cock (1510–1570) became a famous engraver. He is recorded as master in the guild in 1540, when he had a pupil by the name of Willeken van Santvoort. Cock may have visited Italy.[3] He took on pupils Willem van Santvoort, Jacob Grimmer and Jan Keynooghe.[4][1]
A portrait of Cock was included in the 1572 collection of portraits of early Netherlandish painters entitled Pictorum aliquot celebrium Germaniae inferioris effigies, accompanied by a poem about his landscapes written by Dominicus Lampsonius.[4]
