Raphael Coxie (1540 - 1616)
Raphael Coxie
Raphael Coxie was a Flemish Renaissance painter mainly known for his portrait and history paintings. Details about the life and career of the artist are sketchy. He was only rediscovered as a distinctive artist in the 19th century. He was a pupil of his father and became master in the Mechelen Guild of Saint Luke in 1562. Raphael was a passionate gardener and friend of the Flemish botanist Carolus Clusius to whom he sent drawings of flowers, which Clusius used in his scientific publications. He was active from 1586 in Brussels where he became a master of the local painter's guild in 1605. In the period 1588-89 he spent time in Ghent on a major commission for a painting of the Last Judgement. While in Ghent Coxie also painted a Resurrection of Christ for the monks of the Abbey of Drongen. He is recorded in 1597 as making, in collaboration with Gilbert van Veen, several portraits commissioned by Philip II of Spain.
| Date and place of birt: | 1540, Mechelen, Belgium |
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| Date and place of death: | 1616, Brussels, Belgium |
| Nationality: | Belgium, Flanders |
| Period of activity: | XVI, XVII century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Graphic artist, Painter, Portraitist |
| Art school / group: | Flemish School |
| Genre: | Mythological painting, Portrait, Religious genre |
| Art style: | Northern Renaissance, Old Masters |
