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Marcellus Coffermans — Triptych: Madonna and Child with Saint Joseph and an Angel (center); Archangel Michael (left); Saint Bartholomew (right)
Marcellus Coffermans

Triptych: Madonna and Child with Saint Joseph and an Angel (center); Archangel Michael (left); Saint Bartholomew (right)

This triptych by Marcellus Coffermans, a 16th century Flemish painter, exemplifies the Northern Renaissance tradition of religious panel painting with its meticulous attention to detail and vibrant oil medium. The central panel presents the intimate domestic scene of the Madonna and Child with Saint Joseph and an attending angel, while the flanking panels depict Archangel Michael and Saint Bartholomew as solitary devotional figures. The work demonstrates Coffermans' characteristic style of precise draftsmanship and rich coloration typical of Antwerp painting during the Renaissance period.

Medium
oil on panel, a triptych

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Master Paintings Part I

February 6, 2025

Estimate: $200,000$300,000

Lot 304

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Marcellus Coffermans, Triptych: Madonna and Child with Saint Joseph and an Angel (center); Archangel Michael (left); Saint Bartholomew (right)

This triptych by Marcellus Coffermans, a 16th century Flemish painter, exemplifies the Northern Renaissance tradition of religious panel painting with its meticulous attention to detail and vibrant oil medium. The central panel presents the intimate domestic scene of the Madonna and Child with Saint Joseph and an attending angel, while the flanking panels depict Archangel Michael and Saint Bartholomew as solitary devotional figures. The work demonstrates Coffermans' characteristic style of precise draftsmanship and rich coloration typical of Antwerp painting during the Renaissance period.

Medium
oil on panel, a triptych
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Devotional and reverent, Triptych Format, Flemish Artist, Archangel and saint depiction, Oil On Panel, 16th Century, Religious Iconography, Detailed Naturalism, Christian sacred narrative, Northern Renaissance