An Old Woman ('The Ugly Duchess') (1513) je slika po kojoj je Квентин Масејс najpoznatiji. Posrednik у новцу и његова жена (1514) i Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam (1517) upotpunjuju triju najomiljenijih platna. Naš katalog sadrži 147 dela umetnika Квентин Масејс. Evo 100 najpoznatijih, sa godinom nastanka, muzejom i pričom o svakom platnu.
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U tihoj intimnosti remek-dela Квентина Масејса iz 1514. godine, Posrednik у новцу и његова жена, pozvani smo da pređemo prag vremena i zakoračimo u svet duboke domaćinske topline i tihe naracije. Ovo delo ulje na panelu, trenutno čuvano u svetim hodnicima Louvru, služi kao zadivljujući primer umeća Antverpenske škole. Na prvi pogled, scena predstavlja naizgled običan trenutak između muškarca i žene sedelih za stolom, ali ispod te površine leži složena…
To stand before this portrait is to step directly into the vibrant intellectual currents of the early sixteenth century. Quentin Massys has captured not merely a likeness, but an entire state of being—the profound concentration of a Renaissance mind at work. The subject, Erasmus of Rotterdam, radiates the quiet authority of scholarship. Dressed in the somber black attire typical of learned men of his era, he is seated amidst the…
Quentin Massys’s *The Moneylender and His Wife*, painted in 1514, stands as a pivotal work within the burgeoning Antwerp School—a movement that decisively reshaped Northern European painting during the High Renaissance. More than just a portrait of a wealthy merchant family, it embodies a complex interplay of observation, satire, and humanist ideals, reflecting the anxieties and aspirations of its time.
In the quiet, hallowed atmosphere of the Staatliche Museen Berlin, there exists a window into the spiritual heart of the sixteenth century. Quentin Massys’ “The Virgin Enthroned,” completed around 1525, is far more than a mere religious portrait; it is a profound meditation on grace and the intersection of the earthly and the divine. As a cornerstone of the Antwerp School, this masterpiece captures a pivotal moment in art history…
The portrait presents a frontal, bust-length view of Christ, positioned centrally against a dark, undifferentiated background. The subject's face is illuminated by a soft, diffused light that defines the contours of the nose, the jawline, and the orbital sockets. A golden halo, composed of fine, radiating lines, emanates from behind the head, creating a sharp contrast with the deep tones of the backdrop. The hair is rendered in long, wavy…
The painting is a portrait of an elderly woman, depicted from just above the waist up. She is presented with striking and exaggerated facial features, including a large head, a prominent nose with nostrils that flare upward, and a face covered in deep wrinkles and pocked textures. Her neck appears long and thin, and she possesses a prominent wart on her right cheek. The subject wears a substantial, elaborately embroidered…
Step closer to the panel and observe the sheer honesty of the skin. There is no attempt here to soften the features or hide the ravages of time. We see a face marked by deep wrinkles, pocked textures, and a prominent wart on the right cheek. The nose is short, with nostrils that flare upward, while the lips remain thin and pinched. It is a heavy, visceral depiction of humanity.…
To gaze upon this exquisite detail from Quentin Massys’s 1514 masterpiece, The Moneylender and His Wife, is to be invited across the threshold of a meticulously preserved moment in time. It is not merely a fragment of paint on panel; it is a concentrated jewel box of Northern Renaissance life, rich with unspoken narratives and dazzling technical mastery. The scene, captured from the legendary work housed at the Musée du…
To gaze upon this detail from Quentin Massys's The Moneylender and his Wife is to be invited across the threshold of a meticulously preserved moment in time. It is not merely a fragment of paint on panel; it is a concentrated jewel box of Northern Renaissance life, rich with unspoken narratives and dazzling technical mastery. The scene, captured from the masterpiece housed in the Musée du Louvre, draws the eye…
To gaze upon this depiction of The Adoration of the Magi is to step directly into a moment suspended in time—a tableau vivant brimming with piety, wonder, and…
Naručite ručno oslikano →The St Anne Altarpiece (detail) is a fragment of a larger narrative painted by Quinten Metsys. This specific section emerged from a work created in 1507. It captures…
Naručite ručno oslikano →In the quiet, contemplative corner of the St Anne Altarpiece, specifically its left wing, we encounter a moment of profound spiritual intimacy that has captivated viewers for over…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →To gaze upon this exquisite detail from Quentin Massys's 1514 masterpiece, The Moneylender and his Wife, is to be invited across the threshold of a meticulously preserved moment…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →In the quiet, hallowed halls of the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, there exists a window into the spiritual heart of the Northern Renaissance. Quentin Massys’ St…
Naručite ručno oslikano →Quentin Massys’s “St Anne Altarpiece (central panel),” completed in 1509, is more than just a religious painting; it's a meticulously crafted microcosm of late medieval and early Renaissance…
Naručite ovo platno →To stand before a work like the Diptych - Christ and the Virgin is to step directly into the luminous, deeply spiritual atmosphere of the early sixteenth century…
Naručite ručno oslikano →A solitary figure kneels within a landscape of muted earth. The saint, Mary Magdalene, is caught in a moment of profound penance, her body bowed in a quiet,…
Naručite ručno oslikano →The figure of Saint John the Baptist emerges from a shallow, arched niche, appearing less like a painted subject and more like a relief carved from aged parchment.…
Naručite ovo platno →To stand before this devotional portrait of Christ is to encounter a moment suspended in time—a profound intersection of divine majesty and human intimacy. Painted around 1529 by…
Naručite ovo platno →The Deathbed of Saint Anne, also known as St Anne on her death bed or La mort de Saint Anne, is a painting by Quinten Metsys. This specific…
Naručite ručno oslikano →A single figure kneels amidst the raw textures of a rocky landscape. The skin of Saint Mary of Egypt is pale against the deep greens and ochre shadows…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →In this 1496 portrait, we find ourselves in the presence of Jacob Obrecht, a man whose life was defined by the precision of musical notation and the solemnity…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →The oil painting titled A Bagpiper was executed by the artist Quinten Metsys in 1513. This work emerged from the sixteenth-century Low Countries, a landscape of shifting borders…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →The face emerges from a deep, black void. It is a close-up view, focusing on the head and upper torso of Christ. A soft light falls from the…
Naručite ručno oslikano →To gaze upon this depiction of the Madonna and Child is to step directly into the hushed reverence of the High Renaissance. It is more than just a…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →In the quiet intimacy of Quentin Massys’ Virgin with the Child, we are invited into a moment of profound, silent devotion. This exquisite work serves as a window…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →The air in the room feels heavy with a stillness that only a sacred moment can command. Mary sits in a quiet, domestic interior, her presence filling the…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →In this large-scale Northern Renaissance oil painting on panel, Quinten Metsys presents a moment of profound spiritual tension. Created about 1509, The Refusal of the Offering of Joachim…
Naručite ovo platno →A young boy occupies the center of a crowded, architectural space, positioned on a small raised platform. This central figure, Jesus, engages with a circle of learned men…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →The Portrait of a man is a quiet encounter with a single presence, rendered in oil on panel. Created by the artist Quinten Metsys, this work captures a…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →The oil painting titled Saint John and the Women at the Tomb of Christ was executed by the artist Quinten Metsys. This work, also attributed to Quentin Matsys,…
Naručite ovo platno →In Virgin and Child, Quinten Metsys presents a moment of religious iconography centered on the relationship between the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child. The figures are rendered…
Naručite ovo platno →The oil painting presents a vertical composition with a rounded top, centering on the intimate proximity of a woman and an infant. The Madonna is draped in a…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →To gaze upon this portrait of Pieter Gillis is to step directly into the intellectual atmosphere of the early sixteenth century. The air seems thick with the scent…
Naručite ovo platno →In this 1501 work, Quinten Metsys organizes the Lamentation of Christ through a tight, pyramidal arrangement that directs all visual attention toward the center. The composition focuses on…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →A bearded man, identified as Saint Jerome, is captured in a moment of quiet contemplation. He is positioned in a medium close-up, his upper torso and head slightly…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →In this intimate oil on panel, we find ourselves drawn into a private moment of prayer. The subject, likely the Virgin Mary, is presented in a close-up bust…
Naručite ovo platno →This work, titled Saint John, was executed by the Flemish painter Quinten Metsys in 1511. It is a religious composition that presents a quiet, immediate encounter with the…
Naručite ovo platno →A single face emerges from a dark, indistinct void. The woman’s eyes are cast downward, heavy with a quiet melancholy that pulls the viewer into her private grief.…
Naručite ručno oslikano →The artwork titled Head of a Mourning Woman was executed by the artist Quinten Metsys. This portrait, created about 1500, presents a single female figure in a close-up…
Naručite ručno oslikano →In "Man of Sorrows" by Quinten Metsys, the viewer is met with a tight, centered close-up that demands an immediate, intimate confrontation. The composition focuses strictly on the…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →Virgin and Child Enthroned is a religious work by the artist Quinten Metsys. Created about 1490, the panel captures a moment of quietude between the Virgin Mary and…
Naručite ručno oslikano →Salome is given the head of John the Baptist is a work by Quinten Metsys, executed in 1511. This painting forms the left interior wing of the St…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →The oil painting titled 'The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin' presents a central Pietà scene where the Virgin Mary cradles the lifeless body of Jesus Christ across her…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →In this 1518 oil on panel, we find ourselves in a serene, atmospheric landscape that feels both vast and intimately still. The composition is vertical, drawing the eye…
Naručite ovo platno →Rem Altar: Holy Trinity ("Throne of Grace") by Quinten Metsys represents a significant work from the early sixteenth century. Also known as The Rem Triptych, the ensemble was…
Naručite ručno oslikano →In this vertical oil on panel, we encounter the physical reality of faith through the figure of Saint Sebastian. He is bound to a slender, leafless tree that…
Naručite ručno oslikano →In this oil painting, two elderly men are positioned in a close-up composition, their upper torsos and heads filling the frame against a dark, indistinct background. The subjects…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →In "Presentation at the Temple," Quinten Metsys captures a profound moment of devotion and ritual. The scene unfolds within a sacred space, centering on the holy family as…
Naručite ovo platno →The Lamentation is a somber and emotionally heavy religious painting that depicts the Lamentation of Christ. The composition is horizontal and frieze-like, featuring a dense grouping of figures…
Naručite ručno oslikano →The portrait known as Salvator Mundi (Christ Blessing) emerges from the brush of Quinten Metsys, a figure who stands at the heart of the Northern Renaissance. This work,…
Naručite ručno oslikano →In Dead Christ, Quinten Metsys presents the head and upper torso of Christ following the crucifixion. The oil painting captures a moment of profound stillness. The subject rests…
Naručite ovo platno →The composition is structured with the primary figures positioned in the foreground on the left and center. The Virgin Mary, the Christ Child, and Saint Joseph occupy this…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →To look upon this portrait is to encounter the very essence of the Renaissance mind. We find Desiderius Erasmus seated in a moment of profound concentration, his gaze…
Naručite ručno oslikano →In this intimate portrait, we find ourselves drawn into a private, sacred space. The Virgin Mary cradles the Christ Child, their connection rendered with a profound sense of…
Naručite ručno oslikano →This diptych, dated 1505, presents a dual meditation on the divine through two separate oil panels. On the left, the Virgin Mary is captured in a three-quarter profile,…
Naručite ovo platno →We are looking at the Portrait of an old woman, a work by Quinten Metsys. This piece, dated about 1510, presents us with the likeness of an elderly…
Naručite ručno oslikano →A middle-aged man gazes toward the right, his expression marked by a quiet gravity. This bust-length portrait captures a figure of dignity, rendered with the meticulous precision characteristic…
Naručite ručno oslikano →The body of Christ lies horizontal, a pale anchor in a sea of dark, heavy fabrics. He is the center of a quiet storm. Around him, the mourners…
Naručite ovo platno →A somber, monochrome encounter with an elderly man, this oil on panel work captures a moment of profound stillness. The subject is positioned slightly off-center, his gaze directed…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →The central panel of this 1507 triptych holds a quiet, architectural stillness. Within a shallow, stage-like space defined by classical arches and columns, the Holy Family gathers. Saint…
Naručite ovo platno →The purchase agreement is a highly detailed and expressive oil painting from the Northern Renaissance period, dating to 1510. The composition features a tight, crowded close-up focusing on…
Naručite ručno oslikano →A serene landscape unfolds behind the seated Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, stretching toward a distant horizon of rolling hills and faint architecture. The composition centers on…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →In the oil portrait titled Portrait of a Humanist by Quinten Metsys, the subject is presented in a circular tondo format. This composition provides a bust-length view of…
Naručite ručno oslikano →In Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, Quinten Metsys employs a centered, frontal bust-length portrait to establish a sense of formal, devotional stillness. The subject is captured in a state…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →A heavy, wide-brimmed hat casts a dark arc across the man's brow, a silhouette that anchors the composition. He sits in a quiet, monochromatic stillness, his gaze fixed…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →In this oil on panel painting, an elderly man, identified as Saint Jerome, sits within a narrow, wooden study. The figure is positioned in a close-up, intimate portrait,…
Naručite ručno oslikano →We are looking at Christ Driving the Money-changers from the Temple, a significant work by the Flemish painter Quinten Metsys. This oil painting, which dates to about 1520,…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →The gaze of a man from the past meets us in the Portrait of een geestelijke (twijfelachtig geïdentificeerd als Jean Carondelet). Painted by the hand of Quinten Metsys,…
Naručite ovo platno →An Allegory of Folly emerges from the early 16th century, likely around 1510, as a striking oil on panel. This work by Quinten Metsys presents a complex allegory…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →The Two Tax Collectors is an oil on panel painting by Quinten Metsys. Created about 1530, the work captures a moment of quiet, heavy transaction. It is a…
Naručite ovo platno →In the work Mourning Woman from a Lamentation by Quinten Metsys, the composition is a close-up focusing on the upper torso and head of the subject. The figure…
Naručite ovo platno →In this quiet encounter, we find the Portrait of a man with a letter in his hand, a work executed by Quinten Metsys. Painted in 1520, the portrait…
Naručite ručno oslikano →The oil painting titled Virgin and Child with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist was executed by Quinten Metsys about 1522. This work presents a specific arrangement of…
Naručite ovo platno →An elderly man occupies the frame, his presence heavy and still. He sits in a three-quarter pose, his body angled slightly away while his gaze holds a quiet,…
Naručite ovo platno →This artwork, dating from 1520, presents a somber and emotionally charged scene of the Crucifixion. The composition is structured in a pyramidal form, with Christ positioned at the…
Naručite ručno oslikano →In "Christ carrying the cross" by Quinten Metsys, we encounter a scene of profound physical and spiritual suffering. The composition is dense and crowded, pulling the viewer into…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →This Northern Renaissance oil painting, dating to 1505, presents a somber and reverent depiction of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The composition is structured around a central vertical…
Naručite ručno oslikano →Madonna and Child is a religious oil on panel painting by Quinten Metsys. The work focuses on the figures of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ, presented through…
Naručite ručno oslikano →To stand before this portrait is to step directly into the intellectual atmosphere of the early sixteenth century. Quentin Massys, master of the Antwerp Renaissance, has captured not…
Naručite ručno oslikano →The portrait titled Man with Glasses is a work by the Flemish painter Quinten Metsys. This painting emerged from the artist's brush around 1520. It captures a singular…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →The oil painting titled Anne and Joachim Present Their Goods to the Temple was executed by the artist Quinten Metsys. This work dates to 1509. It belongs to…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →This religious art piece, titled Mary Magdalene, was executed by the artist Quinten Metsys. The work is an oil on oak panel that depicts the figure of Mary…
Naručite ručno oslikano →The painting presents two distinct figures, John the Baptist and St Agnes, positioned within separate frames that divide the vertical space. On the left, John the Baptist is…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →The focus of this oil on panel detail is the figure of Christ, rendered with a focus on the physical textures of hair, skin, and fabric. He possesses…
Naručite ručno oslikano →To stand before this depiction of The Crucifixion is to be enveloped in an atmosphere thick with solemnity and profound human emotion. This painting captures the ultimate sacrifice,…
Naručite ovo platno →The image before you is not merely a depiction of Christ; it’s an invitation into the heart of human reaction, a meticulously rendered tableau of judgment and sorrow.…
Naručite ručno oslikano →The air in the scene feels heavy, thick with the tension of a moment that refuses to pass. Jesus stands at the center of a swirling storm of…
Naručite ovo platno →In this 1529 oil on panel, we find ourselves in a moment of profound, silent intimacy. The Virgin Mary is depicted with a serene grace, her presence defined…
Naručite ručno oslikano →Large central panel of an altarpiece made, by the most qualified Antwerp paintingworkshop, for the then newly founded church of the Madre de Deus Monastery inLisbon (1509). The…
Unesite ovu svetlost u svoj dom →Četiri teme koje se najčešće pojavljuju na ovim platnima, svaka sa svojim najomiljenijim primerom.
8 muzeja u kojima se nalazi najviše slika sa ove stranice.
| Muzej | Grad | Radovi umetnika Квентин Масејс | Slike iz ovog spiska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 8 | Head of a Mourning Woman, Head of a Mourning Woman, The purchase agreement | |
| Antverpen | 7 | Christ as Salvator Mundi, Saint John the Baptist, Saint John | |
| Minhen | 7 | Mary with Child (Copy after a lost original), Man of Sorrows, Rem Altar: Saint Roch with the Angel (Reverse: Saint Anne Selbdritt) | |
| Lisabon | 6 | Jesus Among the Doctors, Saint John and the Women at the Tomb of Christ, Presentation at the Temple | |
| Brisel | 6 | The Deathbed of Saint Anne, The Refusal of the Offering of Joachim, The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin | |
| Brisel | 6 | St Anne Altarpiece (detail), St Anne Altarpiece (left wing), St Anne Altarpiece | |
| Pariz | 5 | The Moneylender and his Wife, The Moneylender and his Wife (detail), The Moneylender and his Wife (detail) | |
| Antwerpen | 7 | St John Altarpiece (detail), St John Altarpiece (right wing), St John Altarpiece (left wing) |
In this 1496 portrait, we find ourselves in the presence of Jacob Obrecht, a man whose life was defined by the precision of musical notation and the solemnity…
The portrait presents a frontal, bust-length view of Christ, positioned centrally against a dark, undifferentiated background. The subject's face is illuminated by a soft, diffused light that defines…
In the quiet, hallowed atmosphere of the Staatliche Museen Berlin, there exists a window into the spiritual heart of the sixteenth century. Quentin Massys’ “The Virgin Enthroned,” completed…
To gaze upon this depiction of the Madonna and Child is to step directly into the hushed reverence of the High Renaissance. It is more than just a…
An Old Woman ('The Ugly Duchess') (1513), a zatim Posrednik у новцу и његова жена (1514) i Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam (1517).
Квентин Масејс, rođen/a 1466, imao/la je 47 godina: An Old Woman ('The Ugly Duchess') datira iz 1513.
An Old Woman ('The Ugly Duchess'), Posrednik у новцу и његова жена, Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam, The Moneylender and his Wife, The Virgin Enthroned, Christ as Salvator Mundi, The Ugly Duchess, A Grotesque Old Woman (also known as The Ugly Duchess), The Moneylender and his Wife (detail) i The Moneylender and his Wife (detail). Svako platno u gornjem rangiranju sadrži godinu nastanka i naziv muzeja.
U našem katalogu se nalazi 147 dela umetnika Квентин Масејс, datiranih od 1490 do 1530.
Većinom u Gemäldegalerie (Berlin), Kraljevski muzej lepih umetnosti u Antverpenu (Antverpen) i Bavarske državne slikopisne kolekcije (Minhen); gornja lista navodi svaki muzej i njegova platna.
U 1510s, koji obuhvata 38 od 100 dela na ovoj stranici, među njima je i An Old Woman ('The Ugly Duchess').
Najstarije platno ovde je iz Madonna and Child (1490) godine; najnovije je iz Madonna and Child (1530) godine.
Man (34), Woman (32) i Child (15), kroz svih 100 dela na ovoj stranici.
Oil On Panel, korišćeno u 56 od 100 dela na ovoj stranici.
Northern renaissance, kao što pokazuju platna na ovoj stranici.
Muzej Gemäldegalerie, Berlin čuva 7 dela sa ove stranice, među kojima su i Head of a Mourning Woman, Head of a Mourning Woman i The purchase agreement.
Da. Svaku sliku sa ove stranice možete naručiti sa njene posebne stranice kao ručno oslikano ulje na platnu ili kao umetnički print, u veličini koju odaberete.
U živopisnom, uzrastajućem pejzažu šesnaestovečnih Niskih Zemalja, malo je imena koja odjekuju sa toliko temeljnom važžnošću kao Kventin Masis. Često proglašen pionirem Antverpenske škole, Masis je bio slikar koji je premostio jaz između pedantne, duhovne posvećenosti rane nederlandske tradicije i bujajućeg humanizma Severne renesanse. Rođen oko 1466. godine uLeuvenu, u Belgiji, njegov rani život ostaje tkanina isprepletana legendama i istorijskim fragmentima. U svetu istorije umetnosti često se šapuće da je pre nego što je ikada dotakao finu četkicu, bio obučen za zanat kovača gvožđa—detalj koji daje duboku, taktilnu težinu njegovom kasnijem majstorstvu u prikazivan lica teksture i materijala. Ovo iskustvo u obradi metala verovatno je u njemu usadilo jedinstveno poštovanje prema fizičkom svetu, omogućavajući mu da prikaže sjaj svile, hladni odsjaj novčića i izbruđenu ljudsku kožu sa neprevaziđenom preciznošću.
Dok je oko 1490. godine prešao iz akademske atmosfere Leuvena u užurbani trgovački centar Antverpen, Masis je počeo da utka sopstvenu, posebnu nit u tkaninu flamanske umetnosti. Njegovo rano obrazovanje, potencijalno pod vođstvom Dirka Boutsа, povezalo ga je sa lozom majstora kao što su Hans Memling i Rogier van der Weyden. Od ovih prethodnika nasledio je posvećenost verisimilitudu—traganju za istinom u prikazu. Ipak, Masis je bio daleko od običnog imitatora. Dok je zadržao izvrsne detalje karakteristične za svoje pretodnike, on je svoja dela prožela novom, bujomnom vitalnošću i spremnošću da istražuje složenost ljudskog stanja kroz religioznu svečanost, ali i kroz oštre društvene komentare.
Masisova briljantnost leži u njegovoj izvanrednoj sposobnosti da navigira između dva naizgled nepovezana sveta: svetog i svetovnog. S jedne strane, njegove religiozne kompozicije služe kao duboke meditacije o veri. U delima kao što je Hrist na krstu sa darovnicima, on beleži sirovu, emocionalnu težinu raspeća, koristeći senzibilitet visoke renesanse kako bi predstavio scenu koja je istovremeno duboko dirljiva i tehnički besprekorna. Njegova sposobnost da prikaže božansko kroz prizmu ljudske patnje omogućila je njegovim religioznim motivima da odjeknu sa visceralnom intimnošću, čineći duhovno opipljivim za posmatrača.
Nasuprot tome, Masis je bio majstor satiričnog žanra, koristeći svoju četkicu kao ogledalo koje prati promenljive društvene moralne vrednosti svog doba. Posedovao je oštro oko za ljudske slabosti, često stvarajući scene koje su spajale realizam sa suptilnim, podrugljivim duhom. Ova dualnost je možda najočiglednija u njegovom pristupu portretu i žanrovskom slikarstvu, gde je mogao da pređe sa spokojne lepote Device i deteta na složenije, moralno slojevite prikaze savremenog života. Njegov rad je često istraživao teme pohlepe, taštine i tenzije između materijalnog bogatstva i duhovne čistote, čineći ga pretećom velikim žanrovskim slikarima koji će uslediti u narednim vekovima.
Istorijski značaj Kventina Masisa ne može se preuveličati; on je bio katalizator umetničke revolucije u Antverpenu. Uvodeći nove motive i tehnike, a ostajući usidren u bogatim tradicijama svoje domovine, pružio je nacrt za školu slikarstva koja će dominirati Flandrijom tokom čitavog šesnaestog veka. Njegov uticaj se može pratiti kroz evoluciju evropske umetnosti Severa, jer je otvorio put ekspresivnijem, opservacionom stilu koji je prihvatio složenosti modernizujućeg se sveta.
Danas Masisa ne sećamo samo kao zanatliju, već kao pripovedača koji je uhvatio dušu jedne ere. Njegovo nasleđe je sačuvano u trajnoj snazi njegovih slika: