Willem van Haecht, The Art Gallery of Cornelis van der Gheest (1628)
described by Rubens as "my never-failing patron"
all works appear to belong to him, from the 15th century onwards.
Cornelis van der Gheest himself is pointing to the painting of Madonna and Child by Quentin Massys, during a visit of Albert and Isabella of the Southern Netherlands.


Visari's Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects where his biographical approach was also documented in terms of progression from the flat Byzantine painting of the 13th century to triumphs of those like Raphael and Michelangelo.