ALTARPIECE OF THE LIFE OF THE VIRGIN AND THE CHILDHOOD OF CHRIST

The analysis of this altarpiece brings to light some contradictions: the style of its carving approaches that produced by the workshops of Brussels at the beginning of the 16th Century, a date that is confirmed by a documenary citation that mentions an altarpiece (possibly this one?) imported from Flanders before 1515. However, the altarpiece has hallmarks from Antwerp, which is a provenance that would be in line with the work’s curvilinear profile, even though this was not common until the decade between 1530 and 1540.