Renaissance Painter · Active 1555 – 1555
Marcellus Coffermans
Marcellus Coffermans is among the painters whose work defines the Renaissance era. Paintale holds 1 of Coffermans’s works in its collection, spanning themes of daily life.
Where to see the work: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Paintings by Marcellus Coffermans (1)
About Marcellus Coffermans
Working at the height of the Renaissance period, Marcellus Coffermans produced a body of work that remains foundational to Western art. The recurring themes across the surviving paintings — daily life — show an artist returning to the same questions about the human figure, light, and the moral weight of a scene that Renaissance painting was uniquely equipped to answer.
Today, paintings by Marcellus Coffermans are held in major institutions including The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each work on Paintale unpacks the subject, the symbolism, the technique, and the long afterlife of the painting — why it was commissioned, what its earliest viewers were expected to see, and why it still rewards close looking today.
Frequently asked about Marcellus Coffermans
- When did Marcellus Coffermans live?
- Marcellus Coffermans was active around 1555 – 1555, during the Renaissance period.
- Where can I see paintings by Marcellus Coffermans?
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- What themes did Marcellus Coffermans paint?
- Daily Life.