The Baptism of the Eunuch

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Attributed to Jacob Savery II (Amsterdam 1593-c. 1627)
The Baptism of the Eunuch
oil on panel, oval
9 7/8 x 8 in. (25 x 20.3 cm.)

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Please note this lot is illustrated in J. Briels, Vlaamse schilders, en de dageraad van Hollands Gouden Eeuw 1585-1630, illus. 315, as Jacob Savery I.

Lot Essay

The subject was popular in Dutch art at the time, being treated by many of the major artists of the period, including by Rembrandt three times in oil and once as an etching. Deriving from Acts, VIII, vv. 27ff., the story tells how a eunuch, the treasurer of Queen Candace of Ethiopia, whilst returning from Jerusalem, was converted to Christianity through a discussion with the apostle, Philip, about a passage from Isaiah.

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