The Sacrifice of Isaac

Details

Gerard Seghers (Antwerp 1591-1651) and workshop
The Sacrifice of Isaac
oil on canvas
84.4/8 x 58 ¼ in. (215 x 148 cm.)

Provenance

Private Collection, Nice, by the early twentieth century until sold,
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Paris, 20 June 2007, lot 34.

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Lot Essay

Dr. Anne Delvingt believes the painting to be by Seghers and his workshop, and dates it to the 1630s. While the composition is largely based upon Rubens' version at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Delvingt points out that the picture also recalls Seghers’ typical works such as his Madonna appearing to Francis-Xavier (Sint Carolus Borromeuschurch, Antwerp) or his Saint Sebastian (Petworth House, West Sussex).

This picture was traditionally ascribed to Gaspar de Crayer, whose signature it bore until restoration by Johannes van Deudekem in 1987.

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