Portrait of Cornelis de Vos
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
9 3/8 x 6 11/16 in. (23.8 x 17 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
Accession Number
80.3.446
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate black chalk drawing, *Portrait of Cornelis de*, captures the likeness of the prominent Flemish portraitist Cornelis de Vos (ca. 1584–1651), a key figure in Antwerp's Golden Age of painting. Dated to the 16th century attributed variably to an anonymous Flemish of the 17th century, Anthony van Dyck or even de Vos himself, the work reflects the collaborative and evolving attributions common in early modern European drawings. Measuring just 9⅜ × 6¹¹⁄₁₆ inches, its intimate scale invites close contemplation, showcasing the subtlety of black chalk—a favored medium among Flemish draftsm...