Frans’s work is defined by its 16th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Study Head of a Bearded Man
Frans Floris, I (Netherlandish, by 1520–1570)

Venus, Mars, and Cupid
possibly Style of Frans Floris, I (Flemish, 1516-1570) or Anthonie van Montfoort Blocklandt (Netherlandish, 1532-1583) or Circle of Marten de Vos (Flemish, 1532-1603)

Cain Killing Abel
Frans Floris, I Flemish, 1516-1570

Victoria Surrounded by Prisoners and Trophies of War
Frans Floris I Netherlandish, 1519/20–1570

The Resurrection of Christ
Lucas van Doetecum (Netherlandish, active c. 1554; died before March 1584) after Frans Floris I (Flemish, 1516-1570)

Abraham’s Sacrifice
Philips Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612) after Frans Floris I (Netherlandish, 1519/20–1570)

Music from The Seven Liberal Arts
Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, 1533–before 1578) after Frans Floris I (Netherlandish, 1519/20–1570)

Adam and Eve Lamenting the Death of Abel
Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, 1533–before 1578) after Frans Floris I (Netherlandish, 1519/20–1570)

Hercules besieged by Pygmies
Cornelis Cort (Netherlandish, 1533–before 1578) after Frans Floris I (Netherlandish, 1519/20–1570)

The Queen of Sheba before Solomon
Dirck Volkertsz. Coornhert (Netherlandish, 1522–1590) after Frans Floris I (Netherlandish, 1519/20–1570)

Wine Harvest
Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto (Italian, 1519-1594) or Frans Floris, I (Flemish, 1516-1570) or Willem Key (Flemish, c. 1515-1568)

Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a Market
Frans Snyders (Flemish, 1579-1657)

Elevator Grille from the Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago, Illinois
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

Portrait of an Artist
Follower of Frans Hals (Dutch, 1582–1666)

Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: Artist's commentary
Lan Ying (Chinese, 1585-c. 1664)

Portrait of a Lady
Frans Hals (Dutch, 1582–1666)

Elements of Composite Armor
German or Austrian

Marie de’ Medici
Frans Pourbus the Younger (Flemish, 1569-1622)

Slip of the Tongue
Nairy Baghramian German, born Iran, 1971

The Rommel-Pot Player
Workshop of Frans Hals (Dutch, 1582–1666)