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 ba…