Jacob Jordaens (Antwerp 1593-1678)

An old man with a raised finger - an oil sketch

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Jacob Jordaens (Antwerp 1593-1678)
An old man with a raised finger - an oil sketch
oil on panel, with part of the coat of arms of the city of Antwerp stamped on the reverse
26.5/8 x 20.3/8 in. (67.6 x 51.7 cm.), including possible additions to the top of approximately 1.3/8 in. (3.2 cm.) and 2¼ in. (5.8 cm.) to the right

Literature

L. van Puyvelde, Jordaens, Paris, Brussels, 1952, p. 209 and fig. 56.
R.-A. d'Hulst, Jacob Jordaens, London, 1982, pp. 114 and 118, figs. 83 and 332, note 63.

Exhibited

Brussels, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Exposition d'oeuvres de Jordaens et de son Atelier, 1928, no. 31.

Lot Essay

A study probably from the life, executed by Jordaens circa 1623, according to d'Hulst, and inspired by head studies by Rubens. The same model was used for one of the Apostles on the landing stage of the Saint Peter finding the Tribute Money at Copenhagen and for one of the Evangelists in The Four Evangelists in the Louvre.

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