Workshop of Pieter Coecke van Aelst

M. J. Friedlander, Die altniederländische Malerei, t. XII, Leyde, 1935, p. 52 and after.
G. Marlier, La Renaissance flamande Pierre Coeck d'Alost, Brussels, 1966, p. 248, fig. 192

A l'oeil nu : Le tableau se présente dans un état de conservation satisfaisant. Il est peint sur un panneau de chêne, constitué d'une planche, non parqueté. Le panneau est parfaitement droit et on remarque quelques très petits soulèvements vers le coin inférieur gauche. Le vernis est ancien et un peu trop mat. On note un tout petit manque à droite, de la taille d'une tête d'épingle. On remarque par endroits le dessin sous-jacent. A la lampe UV : Vernis vert partiellement nettoyé sur le visage de la Vierge. On remarque quelques petites reprises dans le cou de la Vierge ainsi que dans le dos et le bras de l'enfant. To the naked eye : The painting appears in a reasonable condition. It is painted on an oak panel made of a non-cradled plank. The panel is perfectly flat and we can only notice a few little uplifts on the bottom left corner. The varnish is ancient and a little too matt. We notice a very minor loss on the right. We can observe the preparatory drawing at some points. Under U.V. light : Partially cleaned green varnish on the Vierge face. We notice a few restorations in the Vierge neck and in the back and the arm of the child.
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This panel has been attributed to several artists in the past. Dr. Max J. Friedlander suggested that it could be by the Meister der Papagei, but art historian Georges Marlier published in 1966 this panel as a painting by the artist "Pierre Coeck".