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

Landscape with Little Bridge
Gillis Neyts Flemish, 1623-87

Landscape with Figures and Horses in the Foreground
Gillis Neyts Flemish, 1623-1687

Table
Germany, Berlin After a design by Friedrich Gilly (German, born Prussia [present-day Poland], 1772–1800)

Carrington
William George Gillies Scottish, 1898-1973

Gillis van Breen
Hendrick Goltzius Dutch, 1558-1617

The Diversion of the Euphrates from The Story of Cyrus
Adapted from designs by Michiel Coxie (1499–1592) Woven at the workshop of Gillis Ydens Brussels

Allegory on the Good and the Corrupt Tree
Gillis van Breen (Dutch, active 1588-1622) after Karel van Mander (Dutch, 1548 - 1606)

Pedestrians on a Path by Rocks, Ruins beyond Water at Left, from Twelve Landscapes
Gillis van Scheyndel Dutch, 1595–1660

Shepherd Playing a Recorder to a Flock of Goats, from Twelve Landscapes
Gillis van Scheyndel Dutch, 1595–1660

Two Men Climbing Rocks up to Ruins, from Twelve Landscapes
Gillis van Scheyndel Dutch, 1595–1660

River in Partly Open Hilly Country, from Twelve Landscapes
Gillis van Scheyndel Dutch, 1595–1660

Ruins Transformed into a Farm on a River, from Twelve Landscapes
Gillis van Scheyndel Dutch, 1595–1660

Figures on a Path before Farms on the Dunes, from Twelve Landscapes
Gillis van Scheyndel Dutch, 1595–1660

Ruins to Left of a River in Hilly Country, from Twelve Landscapes
Gillis van Scheyndel Dutch, 1595–1660

Farm before Trees in Hilly Country, from Twelve Landscapes
Gillis van Scheyndel Dutch, 1595–1660

Traveler on a Path before Three Trees on a Knoll at Right, from Twelve Landscapes
Gillis van Scheyndel Dutch, 1595–1660

Villa Incorporating Ruins on a Rise to Right of River, from Twelve Landscapes
Gillis van Scheyndel Dutch, 1595–1660

Riders on a Wooded Path to Left of Pond, from Six Landscapes
Gillis van Scheyndel Dutch, 1595–1660

Figures by a Dilapidated Tower: Moonlit Nocturne, from Six Landscapes
Gillis van Scheyndel Dutch, 1595–1660