Abraham and the three Angels

Details

Jacob Symonsz. Pynas (1585-1648)
Abraham and the three Angels
indistinctly signed JAP... (JA linked) centre below
oil on panel
48.2 x 72.3 cm

Provenance

Dr. E. Schapiro, London.

Literature

G. Hoet, Catalogus of naamlijst van schilders met derzelven prijzen, etc., 1752, II, p.9, no.39 (as one of a pair).

Exhibited

Leyden, Stedelijk Museum de Lakenhal, Rondom Rembrandt, 1968, no.30, p.20, ill.

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Lot Essay

Comparable with the signed and dated picture by Pynas of Narcissus, in the National Gallery, London, inv. no. 6460. According to the Leyden exhibition catalogue, loc. cit., the unusual depiction of the angels, sitting on clouds, probably derives from an Italian, probably Bolognese, prototype.
The subject is taken from Genesis XVIII:2.

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