Catalogue

THE CORONATION OF THE VIRGIN ALTARPIECE

Detail of the face of Mary in the scene of Pentecost
© Albayalde  CC-BY-NC-ND

Despite its many alterations, the detailed analysis to which the altarpiece was subjected in the course of its most recent restoration allow us to emphasise the transcendence of this singular altarpiece in the panorama of Brussels sculpture in the period from the XV to the XVI centuries. The altarpiece has been identified as coming from the workshop of the Bormans, perhaps the most relevant workshop of that particular period.