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In comparison to other Northern Renaissance artists such as Holbein and Dürer Matsys shies away from refined and subtle detailing.

Because there are numerous connections between him and these masters, however, it can be concluded that his departure in techniques was deliberate and not an act of ignorance.

He most likely met Holbein more than once on his way to England, and Dürer is believed to have visited his house at Antwerp in 1520.

Matsys also became the guardian of Joachim Patinir's children after the death of that painter, who is believed to have worked on some of the landscapes in Matsys ' pictures.