Frans Denys or Frans Denijs[1] (c. 1610, Antwerp – 12 September 1670, Mantua), was a Flemish Baroque painter mainly of portraits. After a successful career in Antwerp as a portrait painter to an elite clientele he travelled abroad and worked as a court painter in Germany and Italy.[2]
- ^ Name variations: François de Nijs, François de Nis, François de Nys, François Denis, François Denys, François Dannys, François Nijs, Fransois Denies, Donys; first name also: Fransoos and Fransous
- ^ Hans Vlieghe, Flemish Art and Architecture 1585–1700, Pelican History of Art, Yale University Press, 1998, p. 139.