Attibuted to Abraham Willemsens (active 1627-1672)

The Holy Spirit appearing to the Infant Mary among Joachim and Anna, an angel foretelling to Joachim the birth of the Virgin Mary beyond

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Attibuted to Abraham Willemsens (active 1627-1672)
The Holy Spirit appearing to the Infant Mary among Joachim and Anna, an angel foretelling to Joachim the birth of the Virgin Mary beyond
oil on copper
80.6 x 101 cm

Lot Essay

The attribution to Willemsen is suggested by a comparison with the paintings published as the work of this artist by Gregory Martin, The Maître aux Béguins: A proposed identification, Apollo Magazine, February 1991, pp.117ff and, Abraham Willemsen (again), Apollo Magazine, February 1993, pp.97ff.