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Godfried Maes

1649–1700 · Southern Netherlands

Born
1649 · Antwerp
Died
1700 · Antwerp

14 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Godfried Maes was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, and designer of tapestries. He was active as a painter of altarpieces and allegorical scenes, also creating designs for tapestry workshops, publishers, and house decorations.

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Godfried Maes (baptised on 15 August 1649 Antwerp – 30 May 1700, Antwerp) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and designer of tapestries. He was active as a painter of altarpieces and allegorical scenes. He was a prolific draughtsman who made designs for tapestry workshops, publishers and house decorations. His patrons included leading personalities in the Southern Netherlands.

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Selected registered works by Godfried Maes

Selected from 14 works by Godfried Maes in the Collect24 Registry.

Godfried Maes, Jupiter and Io, disguised as a white heifer, from "The Metamorphoses of Ovid"

Godfried Maes

Jupiter and Io, disguised as a white heifer, from "The Metamorphoses of Ovid", late 17th century

Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash

16.5 × 22 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-591695

Godfried Maes, Jupiter and Io, from "The Metamorphoses of Ovid"

Godfried Maes

Jupiter and Io, from "The Metamorphoses of Ovid", late 17th century

Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash

16.5 × 22 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-593959

Godfried Maes, Allegory of Africa, from the Four Continents

Godfried Maes

Allegory of Africa, from the Four Continents, 17th century

Pen and gray and brown ink, brush and gray wash

26.7 × 20.6 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-538017

Godfried Maes, Allegory of Europe, from the Four Continents

Godfried Maes

Allegory of Europe, from the Four Continents, 17th century

Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash

27.3 × 21 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-529352

Godfried Maes, Death on a Canopied Throne (Design for a Title Page)

Godfried Maes

Death on a Canopied Throne (Design for a Title Page), late 17th century

Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, touches of white gouache, over black chalk. Laid down on heavy paper mount. Incised (?).

15.7 × 9.4 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-471409

Godfried Maes, Holy Family

Godfried Maes

Holy Family, 1682

oil paint

102 × 76 cm

Hermitage Museum

C24-421049

Godfried Maes, The Martyrdom of Saint George

Godfried Maes

The Martyrdom of Saint George, 1681

oil on canvas

477.5 × 279 cm

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

C24-143042

Godfried Maes, Martyrdom of Saint Catherine

Godfried Maes

Martyrdom of Saint Catherine, n.d.

Brush and gray wash heightened with lead white (discolored), on buff laid paper, tipped onto buff laid paper

34.8 × 15.6 cm

Art Institute of Chicago

C24-1128553

Godfried Maes, Saint Margaret

Godfried Maes

Saint Margaret, n.d.

Brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper, laid down on blue laid paper

17.5 × 19 cm

Art Institute of Chicago

C24-1128483

Godfried Maes, Head of Medusa

Godfried Maes

Head of Medusa, 1680

Pen and brown ink, with traces of black chalk, on cream laid paper

24.5 × 18.1 cm

Art Institute of Chicago

C24-1126879

Godfried Maes, Saint Gregory

Godfried Maes

Saint Gregory, 17th century

Brown ink, brown and gray wash, and black chalk on off-white antqiue laid paper

16 × 13.4 cm

Harvard Art Museums

C24-528914

Godfried Maes, Mercury Rescuing Io from Argus, from "The Metamorphoses of Ovid"

Godfried Maes

Mercury Rescuing Io from Argus, from "The Metamorphoses of Ovid", late 17th century

Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash

16.5 × 22 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-591697

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