Adriaen Isenbrant, attributed to - Crucifixion Scene with Mary and Saint John

Adriaen Isenbrant, attributed to

Crucifixion Scene with Mary and Saint John

Oil on panel (parquetted). 40 x 28 cm.

Adriaen Isenbrant was among the painters in Bruges receiving the most lucrative commissions at the beginning of the 16th century. We know that he was a respected member of the local painters' guild, but some uncertainties still exist with regard to his origin and education, and his oeuvre has not yet been defined in its entirety. His name is probably representative of a large workshop permanently based in Bruges which cooperated with other artists, and regularly reiterated its most popular motifs in addition to producing new compositions by the master.
Isenbrant depicted this motif of Mary and John standing under the cross several times. One of the most beautiful versions can be found in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In terms of composition, however, the present panel is much closer to a large version (75 x 57 cm) kept in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels. The landscape backgrounds in Isenbrant's paintings, some of which were contributed by other artists, reveal direct contacts with the Antwerp school of landscape painting inspired by Joachim Patinier.
This work is sold with a technological assessment report.

Provenance

Robert & Baille, 2010. - Private ownership, Italy.