Lot Essay
T.T. Blade, loc. cit., believes that the figures are by van Delen; however, an attribution for them to Jan Olis (c. 1610-1676), should be considered.
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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Dirck van Delen (1605-1671)
The Interior of a Temple with the Circumcision
Details
Dirck van Delen (1605-1671)
The Interior of a Temple with the Circumcision
oil on panel
39¾ x 60 3/8in. (101 x 153.4cm.)
The Interior of a Temple with the Circumcision
oil on panel
39¾ x 60 3/8in. (101 x 153.4cm.)
Provenance
Fritz Gerstel, Berlin; sale, Munich, 2-3 March 1909, lot 26.
with Gallery Haberstock, Berlin, circa 1934.
Schwendt; sale, Sotheby's, 27 June 1939.
A.L. Nicholson; Christie's, 30 Jan. 1948, lot 144, as 'D. van Delen' (12gns. to Rensson).
with Gallery Haberstock, Berlin, circa 1934.
Schwendt; sale, Sotheby's, 27 June 1939.
A.L. Nicholson; Christie's, 30 Jan. 1948, lot 144, as 'D. van Delen' (12gns. to Rensson).
Literature
T.T. Blade, The Paintings of Dirck van Delen, University of Minnesota, Ph.D. thesis, 1976, p. 250, no. 101, pl. 25.