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| Keywords: Matthijs Cock - Pictorum 1572.jpg Portrait of Matthijs Cock from the Pictorum aliquot celebrium praecipue Germaniae inferioris Effigies Effigies of some celebrated painters chiefly of Lower Germany published by Hendrik Hondius I in The Hague in 1610<br><br> Transcription of Latin inscription by Dominicus Lampsonius <br> MATTHIÆ COCO ANVERPIAN PICTORI HIERONYMI FRATRI <br> Tu quoque Matthia sic pingere rura sciebas <br> Ut tibi vix dederint tempora nostra parem <br> Ergo quod artifices inter spectaris et ipse <br> Quos immortalis Belgica laude colit;<br> Non in te pietas tantem fraterna sed arti<br> Efficit et merito laus tribuenda tuae <br> <br><br> Translation of Inscription <br><br> To Matthias Cock of Antwerp painter brother of Hieronymus <br> You too Matthias knew how to paint fields in such a way that our age has scarcely produced your equal Therefore if you too are considered among the artists whom Belgium honours with immortal praise not only fraternal piety grants this to you but also the praise justly due to your skill http //www courtauld org uk/netherlandishcanon/image-tombstone/17 html Courtauld 1610 Hendrik Hondius I PD-old-100-1923 Matthijs Cock Pictorum aliquot celebrium praecipué Germaniae Inferioris effigies | ||||
