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Cornelis Floris or Cornelis (II) Floris De Vriendt (1514 – 20 October 1575) was a Flemish sculptor, print artist and architect whose new style informed by Flemish traditions and the 16th century Italian renaissance spread throughout Northern Europe where it had a major influence on the development of sculpture and architecture in the 16th and early 17th centuries. ==Life== Cornelis Floris II was born around the year 1514 as the eldest of the four sons of Cornelis I and Margarete Goos. The earliest known ancestors of the Floris de Vriendt family, then still called only ‘de Vriendt’, were residents of Brussels where they practiced the craft of stonemason and stonecutter which was passed on from father to son. One of Cornelis' ancestors became in 1406 a master of the Brussels stonemasons guild. A family member, Jan Florisz. de Vriendt, left his native Brussels and settled in Antwerp in the mid 15th century. His patronymic name ‘Floris’ became the common family name of the subsequent generations. The original form ‘de Vriendt’ can, however, still be found in official documents until the late 16th century.〔(Carl Van de Velde. "Floris." ) Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 30 Jan. 2014〕 Little is known about his training. He probably worked in the workshop of his father who was a stonemason. He traveled abroad and was reportedly in Italy when his father died in 1538. He then returned to Antwerp to take care of his mother and younger brothers.〔(Carl Van de Velde. "Cornelis Floris II." ) Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 6 Feb. 2014〕 In 1539 he became a master in the local Guild of Saint Luke.〔(Biographical details ) at the Netherlands Institute for Art History 〕 He served as the dean of the Guild in 1547 and 1559.〔 At around 1540 the guild register was embellished with grotesque initials which were signed by Cornelis. These grotesque motives, that were inspired by Italian contemporary models which in turn were based on archeological finds in Rome, would become an important characteristic of the Floris style and were used by him (as well as his brother Frans) in his other works.〔(Rutger Tijs, Renaissance- en barokarchitectuur in België’ ), Lannoo Uitgeverij, 1999 〕 In 1550 Floris married Elisabeth Machiels and bought a house in Antwerp that he renovated in his own style.〔 Cornelis Floris II died on 20 October 1575 after a rich career. At the beginning of his career the renaissance was just starting to appear in the Netherlands. By the time he died the new style was firmly established in the Netherlands. This was, however, not a simple copy of the Italian example as artists like Floris had imbued the style with homegrown sensibility.〔 Cornelis' brothers also became excellent artists. The most famous one is Frans, who was one of the leading Flemish mannerist painters while Jacob was a painter of stained-glass windows and Jan was a potter.〔 Cornelis had many pupils, a number of whom became established artists in their own right. They included Willem van den Blocke, Gert van Egen, Gillis de Witte, Philip Brandin, Robert Coppens, Heinrich Hagart and Hieronymus van Kessel (I).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cornelis Floris de Vriendt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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