Circle of Paul Bril (Antwerp/Breda 1553/4-1626 Rome)
Circle of Paul Bril (Antwerp/Breda 1553/4-1626 Rome)

A mountainous river landscape with travelers crossing a bridge, a town on the mountainside to the right

Details
Circle of Paul Bril (Antwerp/Breda 1553/4-1626 Rome)
A mountainous river landscape with travelers crossing a bridge, a town on the mountainside to the right
dated '1603' (lower right)
oil on copper, stamped on the reverse with the coat-of-arms of the city of Antwerp and the maker's mark of Pieter Stas (active in Antwerp c. 1587-1610)
21.7 x 28.2 cm.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Phillips, London, 5 July 1994, lot 67, as Paul Bril.
with P. de Boer, Amsterdam, where acquired by the late owner in 1995, as Paul Bril.

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Lot Essay

This composition is a liberal adaption of Bril's print from 1590, which was part of a series of two prints. The maker's mark of Stass excludes Bril as the artist: he remained to work in Rome for over five decades, from 1582 onwards. The 1603 date appears to be accurate and authentic, as many Bril replicas on copper were produced shortly after 1600.

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