Follower of Frans Francken II

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Follower of Frans Francken II

Ecce Homo - in a painted surround depicting God the Father, the four Evangelists en grisaille in the corners, the Devil with a skeleton and a snake around the terrestial globe below, the Crucifixion en grisaille on the right, the Ascension en grisaille to the left

oil on panel
48.3 x 63.8 cm

Provenance

Anon. Sale, Notarishuis (Rotterdam ?), February 1922 (fl. 57) where purchased by A. van Stolk Czn., Rotterdam, grandfather of the present owner

Lot Essay

The prototype has not been traced; four other versions of this composition are recorded in the R.K.D., The Hague in: Anon. Sale, Sotheby's, 31 January 1951, lot 49; in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Besançon; in the Musée Girondet, Montargis and in the Moses and Aaron Church, Amsterdam

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