The Flemish Raphael: The Life and Legacy of Michiel van Coxcie Michiel van Coxcie (1499–1592) remains one of the most compelling figures of the sixteenth century, a master whose brush bridged the profound spiritual traditions of Flanders with the monumental grandeur of the Italian Renaissance. Often celebrated by historians as the Feminine Raphael, Coxcie possessed a rare ability to synthesize the anatomical precision and classical balance of the South with the emotive, textured realism characteristic of his Northern roots. Born in Mechelen, Belgium, his life unfolded during an era of immens…