Hendrick de Clerck* (1570-1629)
Hendrick de Clerck* (1570-1629)

The Adoration of the Magi

Details
Hendrick de Clerck* (1570-1629)
The Adoration of the Magi
oil on copper
15¼ x 12in. (38.8 x 30.5cm.)
Provenance
A European Noble family.

Lot Essay

An early work by the artist. For the attribution, compare the painting sold at Sotheby's, London, July 3, 1996, lot 90 (£48,000=$75,000) in which the head of St. Joseph is almost identical with that of St. Joseph in the present painting, as are the poses of the Virgin in the present work, and that sold at Sotheby's, London, Dec. 7, 1994, lot 23.