Artwork
Triptych of Immaculate Conception, central section: Allegory of Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary; left wing: Portrait of the founder, Mathias Laurin, Lord de Watervliet; right wing: Portrait of th
Triptych of Immaculate Conception, central section: Allegory of Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary; left wing: Portrait of the founder, Mathias Laurin, Lord de Watervliet; right wing: Portrait of th is a tempera painting by the Northern Renaissance artist Adriaen Isenbrandt. It dates from 1530 and is held in the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw.
About this work
Overview
The Triptych of Immaculate Conception is a three-part wooden altarpiece created around 1530 by Adriaen Isenbrandt, a painter active in Bruges during the transition from the Early Netherlandish to the Northern Renaissance period.
Subject & Meaning
The central panel depicts an allegorical representation of the Immaculate Conception, featuring a robed woman surrounded by clouds and stars, with a city and fountain below. The left and right wings show portraits of donors, identified as Mathias Laurin, Lord de Watervliet, and an unidentified figure, both in prayer.
Technique & Style
The work is executed in tempera, a medium characteristic of the period. The painting reflects the conservative devotional traditions of the region, while engaging with the broader artistic developments of the Northern Renaissance.
History & Provenance
The triptych was created by Adriaen Isenbrandt, a painter associated with Bruges, around 1530. The work includes a portrait of Mathias Laurin, Lord de Watervliet, suggesting a connection to the patron or donor.
Artist & collection
Artist
Adriaen Isenbrandt or Adriaen Ysenbrandt (between 1480 and 1490 – July 1551) was a painter in Bruges, in the final years of Early Netherlandish painting, and the first of the Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting of the Northern…
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