Certainly. Below is a **professionally worded auction catalogue description** in the style used by major European Old Master departments. It is intentionally conservative, accurate, and market-appropriate. --- ### Auction Catalogue Description FLEMISH SCHOOL Late 17th / early 18th century The Virgin and Child with Saint Joseph Oil on copper 16 × 22 cm (6¼ × 8⅝ in.) The Virgin Mary is shown tenderly supporting the Christ Child, while Saint Joseph appears in shadow behind her, creating an intimate devotional scene characteristic of Counter-Reformation piety. The composition emphasizes quiet domesticity rather than dramatic narrative, with softly modelled faces and restrained emotion. The Virgin’s red mantle and pale veil are rendered with warm tonality and subtle transitions, contrasting against the darkened background. Painted on copper, a support favoured in the Southern Netherlands for small-scale devotional works, the surface allows for fine brushwork and smooth modelling. The work relates stylistically to Flemish devotional paintings of the late seventeenth century, reflecting Italian influence while maintaining the gentle naturalism and compositional balance associated with Antwerp workshop production. The painting is housed in a carved and gilded Baroque frame, likely of the period.