A carnival procession in a village street on Shrove Tuesday

Details

Attributed to Govaert Jansz., called Mijnheer (1578-1619)
A carnival procession in a village street on Shrove Tuesday
oil on panel
27.4 x 36.8 cm

Provenance

with S. Nystad, The Hague, 1975.

Exhibited

Bois-le-Duc and Bergen-op-Zoom, Noordbrabants Kunstmuseum and Markiezenhof, "Vastenavond - Carnaval: feesten van de omgekeerde wereld", 20 September-29 November 1992 & 20 December 1992-7 February 1993, pp.123/4, no.61, ill.

Special notice

Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.

Lot Essay

The attribution was first suggested by S. Nystad in 1975, proposing a date of execution of circa 1610/9.
As pointed out in Vastenavond - Carnaval: feesten van de omgekeerde wereld, ed. Ch. de Mooij, 1992, p.80 & 91, the revellers and jesters in the foreground carry the attributes of Carnival, such as the wooden spoon, the gridiron and other kitchen utensils.
The present lot may have been intended as February in a series of the months of the year.

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