Circle of Hendrick Aerts (Mechelen 1565/74-1603 Danzig)

The interior of a Gothic church

Details

Circle of Hendrick Aerts (Mechelen 1565/74-1603 Danzig)
The interior of a Gothic church
oil on canvas
98 x 128.4 cm.

Provenance

In the collection of the late father of the present owner since at least 1935.

Literature

L. Schreiner, `Die Phantasiekirche. Ein Gemälde von Hendrick Aerts', in: Weltkunst, VII, April 1980, p. 875, no. 20, fig. 20, as After Hendrick Aerts.

Exhibited

Utrecht, Centraal Museum, Nederlandse Architectuurschilders 1600-1900, 28 June - 28 September 1953, no. 2, fig. 3, as Attributed to Hendrick Aerts.

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Lot Essay

In the first decade of the 17th century, Jan van Londerseel (1570/75-1624/25) made a print after a lost composition by Aerts from circa 1600, with an inscription identifying the depicted interior as the Archbasilica of Saint John Lataran in Rome. The composition enjoyed great popularity in the 17th century; more than twenty copies by artists from different generations are known. While many versions depict several figures and the praying pope from Londerseel's print, the present interior has been left almost completely empty.

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