(b Antwerp, between 17 April 1519 and 1 Oct 1520; d Antwerp, 1 Oct 1570). Painter, draughtsman and etcher, brother of (1) Cornelis Floris II. He was one of the leading exponents of ROMANISM in Antwerp, and his history painting influenced a generation of Flemish artists. He was largely responsible for the introduction of studios organized in the Italian manner, with skilled assistants—a practice subsequently adopted by other Netherlandish artists, most notably Rubens.

Part of the Floris family

• Floris, Frans
  • Floris
  • Floris: (1) Cornelis Floris II
  • Netherlands, the, §III, 4: Painting and graphic arts, c 1550–c 1680
  • Poland, §IX, 2: Base metals
  • assistants
    • Cleve, van (ii): (2) Marten van Cleve I
    • Pourbus: (2) Frans Pourbus (i)
  • attributions
    • Backer, Jacob de
  • collaboration
    • Cleve, van (ii)
    • Cleve, van (ii): (1) Hendrik van Cleve III
    • Heere, de
  • groups and movements
    • Romanism
  • patrons and collectors
    • Balbi
    • Belgium, §XIII: Collecting and dealing
    • Buytewech, Willem, §3: Critical reception and posthumous reputation
    • Coninxloo, van (i): (2) Gillis van Coninxloo III, §2: Amsterdam, 1595 and after
    • Jonghelinck: (1) Niclaes Jonghelinck
    • Ribera (i): (4) 3rd Duque de Alcalá
  • pupils
    • Blocklandt, Anthonie
    • Broeck, van den: (2) Crispin van den Broeck
    • Broeck, van den: (3) Hendrik van den Broeck
    • Crabeth: (2) Wouter Crabeth (i)
    • Francken
    • Heere, de: (1) Lucas de Heere
    • Swanenburg, van: (1) Isaac Claesz. van Swanenburg
    • Vos, Marten de, §1: Life
  • reproductions in tapestry
    • Antwerp, §III, 1(i): Centre of tapestry production, before 1585
  • reproductive prints by others
    • Belgium, §III, 3(i)(b): Painting, c 1550–c 1600
    • Bos, Balthasar van den
    • Cock: (3) Hieronymus Cock
    • Coornhert , Dirck Volkertsz.
    • Cort, Cornelis
    • Doetechum, van
    • Galle: (1) Philip Galle
    • Heyden, Pieter van der
    • Wierix: (1) Jan Wierix
  • teachers
    • Lombard, Lambert
  • works
    • Antwerp, §II, 1: Art life and organization, before 1585
    • Belgium, §III, 3(i)(a): Painting, c 1550–c 1600
    • Bruges, §III, 1: Centre of tapestry production
    • Coninxloo, van (ii)
    • Floris: (2) Frans Floris I, §1: Life and work
    • Justice scenes, §2: Other subjects
    • Mannerism, §5: Spread and development
    • Robijn: (1) Joris Robijn