Moses Trampling on Pharaoh's Crown

Details

Circle of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam)
Moses Trampling on Pharaoh's Crown
oil on panel
35½ x 50 7/8 in. (90.2 x 129.2 cm.)

Provenance

Armytage collection.
Michael van Gelder, Chateau Zeecrabbe, Uccle, nr. Brussels, by whom bequeathed to
William van Gelder, Brussels; Christie's, London, 14 May 1971, lot 81, as 'Salomon Koninck: The Judgement of Solomon' (350 gns. to the present owner).

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Lot Essay

A possible attribution to Abraham van den Hecken has been proposed by Willem van de Watering and Fred Meijer of the RKD. As noted by Mr. Meijer (private correspondence, 22 December 1997), characteristic of the little-known oeuvre of Van den Hecken are the artist's attention to fabrics, the thick-set figures with slightly sharp features, the rendition and positioning of the hands, and the placement of one or more figures looking directly out of the picture, past the viewer.

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