LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on copper

Measurements:

17.72 in. (45.00 cm.) (height) by 23.62 in. (60.00 cm.) (width)

Condition:

framed

Literature:

Ludwig Burchard, Ludwig Burchard, Corpus Rubenianum, Corpus Rubenianum, Part III, Part III, Old Testament, Old Testament, no. 53a, no. 53a, p. 169, p. 169, We are grateful to Bert Schepers of the Rubenianum, We are grateful to Bert Schepers of the Rubenianum, Antwerp, Antwerp, for confirming the attribution of the present painting., for confirming the attribution of the present painting., Victor Wolfvoet II, Victor Wolfvoet II, scion of an art dealer family and an art dealer himself, scion of an art dealer family and an art dealer himself, had specialised in religious and mythological subjects. He was strongly influenced by Peter Paul Rubens., had specialised in religious and mythological subjects. He was strongly influenced by Peter Paul Rubens

Provenance:

possibly Arthur Kay, his sale, Christie’s, 8/9 April 1943, lot 129 (as Rottenhammer);, T. A. Tawlowiez, by whom sold, Christie’s, 2 February 1945, lot 55;, where acquired by Luzato;, with Alex Wengraf;, from whom acquired by the previous owner in the 1960s