Cornelis Floris de Vriendt: The Flemish Renaissance Architect and Sculptor Cornelis Floris II (c. 1514 – 20 October 1575) was a Flemish sculptor, architect, draughtsman, medallist, and designer of prints and luxury whose Antwerp workshop contributed significantly to the Northern Renaissance by disseminating 16th-century Italian art styles. In the 1540s Floris, along with his brother Frans I Floris, studied in Rome, and he returned to…