Lot Essay
The composition derives from Leonardo da Vinci and was repeatedly used in Joos van Cleve's studio.
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The Christ Child and the Infant Saint John the Baptist embracing
Details
Circle of Joos van Cleve (active 1511-d. 1540/1)
The Christ Child and the Infant Saint John the Baptist embracing
oil on panel
17¾ x 21 3/8in. (45 x 54.3cm.)
The Christ Child and the Infant Saint John the Baptist embracing
oil on panel
17¾ x 21 3/8in. (45 x 54.3cm.)
Provenance
Josef Cremer, Dortmund.
Literature
M.J. Friedländer, Early Netherlandish Painting, IX, Part I, ed. H. Pauwels, Leyden and Brussels, 1972, p. 57, no. 37e.