Cornelis Saftleven (1607-1681)

A couple embracing by a farmhouse, the Prodigal Son among swine beyond

Details

Cornelis Saftleven (1607-1681)
A couple embracing by a farmhouse, the Prodigal Son among swine beyond
signed and dated C.Saftleven.1656 on the doorway upper left
oil on panel
47.5 x 64.6 cm

Provenance

Anon. Sale, De Zon Amsterdam, April 1956, lot 4680, ill.

Lot Essay

The present unpublished picture is an addition to the artist's oeuvre, published by W. Schulz, Cornelis Saftleven, Leben und Werke, 1978. It will be included in his second edition, to be published in 2000, as no.679A.

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