1550
oil
panel
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Assumption of the Virgin is a 1550 oil by Marcellus Coffermans, a Northern Renaissance work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
The painting shows the Virgin Mary rising to heaven. It's an oil on panel work from the 16th century. The artist used simple colors and compositions, which was common for that time, and the scene is quite detailed, with many figures and elements. The painting has a lot of movement and energy, with angels and people looking up at the Virgin. The scene is set in a bright and airy space, which adds to the sense of uplift. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique of glazing.
Dr. John E. Stillwell, New York, by 1927; sold, American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, New York, Dec. 1–3, 1927, no. 244, to Clapp and Graham as agent for Harding [registrar’s records]; George F. Harding, Jr. (d. 1939), Chicago; bequeathed to the George F. Harding Museum, Chicago; offered for sale, Sotheby’s, New York, Dec. 2, 1976, no. 185, withdrawn; ownership transferred to the Art Institute, 1982; accessioned, 1984.
Saint Paul (Minn.) Art Center, The Age of Belief, 1966–67, no. 8.
Walter Cohen, in Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, vol. 7, Leipzig, 1912, p. 172. “Pictures Bring Best Prices in Stillwell Sale,”Art News 26, 10 (1927), pp. 1–2. Marc Rudolf de Vrij, “Two Reconstructed Triptychs by Marcellus Coffermans and Their Place within His Oeuvre,” Städel-Jahrbuch, n.s., 18 (2001), p. 183 n. 7. M[arc] R[udolf] de Vrij, “Sources of Inspiration: A Reconstructed Triptych by Marcellus Coffermans,” Aachener Kunstblätter 62 (1998–2002), pp. 276–77, pl. 6. Marc Rudolf de Vrij, Marcellus Coffermans,…
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Marcellus Coffermans, was a Flemish renaissance painter who was active in Antwerp from 1549 to 1581.
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