Frans Floris
Flemish painter (1519-1570) · Artists · Lived 1517 to 1570 · aged 53
Frans Floris, Frans Floris the Elder or Frans Floris de Vriendt was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, print artist and tapestry designer. He is mainly known for his history paintings, allegorical scenes and portraits. He played an important role in the movement in Northern Renaissance painting referred to as Romanism.
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Self-portrait of Frans Floris (copy)
The Awakening of the Arts
Portrait of an elderly lady
The Fall of Man
The Last Judgement
The house of Frans Floris by Jozef Linnig, Plantin-Moretus Museum
Floris' friend the painter Rijckaert Aertsz as Saint Luke. Floris himself models the pigment grinder
The Fall of the Rebel Angels, 1554About this person
The Romanists had typically travelled to Italy to study the works of leading Italian High Renaissance artists such as Michelangelo, Raphael and their followers. Their art assimilated these Italian influences into the Northern painting tradition.
