01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Follower of Quentin Massys' The Virgin and Child with a still life on a ledge, with Footnotes - #204

Follower of Quentin Massys

The Virgin and Child with a still life on a ledge

Oil on oak panel

58 x 41.5 cm.; 22⅞ x 16⅜ in.

Private collection

Estimate for 10,000 - 15,000 GBP in Dec 2022

The composition for this painting is taken from Quentin Massys's Virgin and Child outdoors dated to about 1526 and preserved in the Detroit Institute of Arts.1 In this particular version, a landscape has been substituted for a warm golden-brown background which pigment analysis has shown to be original to this work. The still life on the ledge too has been expanded in this painting to include a cut peach and knife on a pewter plate, and a pair of plums with a bunch of grapes. Silver had suggested that the grapes in the prime version are symbolic of redemption through Christ. More on this work

Quentin Massys (1466–1530) was a Flemish painter in the Early Netherlandish tradition. He was born in Leuven. There is a tradition alleging that he was trained as an ironsmith before becoming a painter. Matsys was active in Antwerp for over 20 years, creating numerous works with religious roots and satirical tendencies. He is regarded as the founder of the Antwerp school of painting, which became the leading school of painting in Flanders in the 16th century. He introduced new techniques and motifs as well as moralising subjects without completely breaking with the tradition. More on Quentin Massys

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