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拍品专文
Adriaen Isenbrandt painted the subject of the Virgin and Child in various manifestations throughout his career. This painting, a Virgin lactans, is similar to other versions of this type but with some important differences. The drapery backdrop, genre details such as a bowl of porridge, and landscape view have all been replaced by a monochrome green background and the white veil that covers the Virgin's head has been replaced with a colorful halo. Such changes eliminate many of the specific characteristics associated with Flemish renditions of the subject and may well indicate that this painting was intended for export, perhaps to Spain.
Although only one pupil is recorded in the Bruges guild archives, Isenbrandt's oeuvre reflects significant workshop production. Qualitative differences in the paintings attributed to him are probably due to studio collaboration and in certain instances he seems to have painted the faces and hands of a figure, leaving the rest of the composition to his assistants. Isenbrandt's production was clearly geared towards the market as, on at least one occasion, he repainted works by an artist from another town in order to suit local taste.
Isenbrandt's birthplace is not known, but he may have worked in Gerard David's studio upon his arrival in Bruges. He became a master in the city's Guild of St. Luke in 1510. Isenbrandt was prosperous and an important member of the artistic community, serving as deacon for the guild of sculptors and saddlemakers nine times between 1518 and 1538 and twice as governor. In 1520 he worked on the decorations for the triumphal entry of Charles V into Bruges and in the same year guild archives list his only official pupil, Cornelis van Callenberghe. He died in Bruges in 1551.
Although only one pupil is recorded in the Bruges guild archives, Isenbrandt's oeuvre reflects significant workshop production. Qualitative differences in the paintings attributed to him are probably due to studio collaboration and in certain instances he seems to have painted the faces and hands of a figure, leaving the rest of the composition to his assistants. Isenbrandt's production was clearly geared towards the market as, on at least one occasion, he repainted works by an artist from another town in order to suit local taste.
Isenbrandt's birthplace is not known, but he may have worked in Gerard David's studio upon his arrival in Bruges. He became a master in the city's Guild of St. Luke in 1510. Isenbrandt was prosperous and an important member of the artistic community, serving as deacon for the guild of sculptors and saddlemakers nine times between 1518 and 1538 and twice as governor. In 1520 he worked on the decorations for the triumphal entry of Charles V into Bruges and in the same year guild archives list his only official pupil, Cornelis van Callenberghe. He died in Bruges in 1551.