Lot Essay
The Greek inscription on the piece of paper reads 'O Bios bpaxus' 'Life (is) short' and comes from Herodotus 7:46.
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A vanitas portrait of a gentleman
Details
Julien Franciscus de Geest (d. 1699 Antwerp)
A vanitas portrait of a gentleman
signed 'L.F.DEGEEST/1662' (lower right)
oil on panel
17 x 14¼ in. (43.2 x 36.2 cm.)
A vanitas portrait of a gentleman
signed 'L.F.DEGEEST/1662' (lower right)
oil on panel
17 x 14¼ in. (43.2 x 36.2 cm.)
Provenance
Anon. Sale, Sotheby's, New York, 13 October 1989, lot 48.