Work Master with the Parrot

virgin , child feeding parrot

the master of parrot s paintings betray influence of italianate artists of generation following quentin matsys , bernard van orley worked in southern netherlands. similarities oeuvre of pieter coecke van aelst particularly apparent. among distinguished flemish painters of 16th century, pieter coecke van aelst became master in antwerp s guild of saint luke in 1527 , maintained large , productive workshop. master of parrot began career in van coecke s workshop. in fact, many of works given master of parrot formerly attributed artist.

the master parrot s paintings betray influence of romanist artists active in region such joos van cleve, ambrosius benson , jan gossaert. gossaert master parrot took inspiration various compositions of holy family , sculptural aspect of figures. particularly clear in virgin , child (auctioned @ koller zürich, 2014-09-15 - 2014-09-20, lot 3008). closeness benson indicates master s workshop may have maintained contacts bruges school of painting. joos van cleve master borrowed compositional scheme of placing virgin in elaborate landscape still life elements. used sfumato technique reminiscent of leonardo da vinci, attests enduring itailianate influence on work.

the master s style bears similarities works of master of female half-lengths , works have in past been attributed master.

st mary magdalene before curtain supported angels in architectural niche

many of master parrot s works made export market, , given existing trade , political ties spain, many of them ended in spain. many of compositions still found in spanish collections such prado, museum of fine arts of seville , bilbao fine arts museum , various private collections.