Lot Essay
We are grateful to Dr. Arnout Balis for suggesting the attribution to Jacob van Oost I, in a letter dated 26 June 2001.
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The Holy Family
Details
Attributed to Jacob van Oost I (Bruges 1603-1671)
The Holy Family
with initials 'PPR' (lower right)
oil on panel, stamped on the reverse with the panel-maker's mark of Michiel Claessen (active Antwerp 1590-1637) and the coat-of-arms of the City of Antwerp
64.9 x 49.4 cm.
The Holy Family
with initials 'PPR' (lower right)
oil on panel, stamped on the reverse with the panel-maker's mark of Michiel Claessen (active Antwerp 1590-1637) and the coat-of-arms of the City of Antwerp
64.9 x 49.4 cm.
Special notice
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Sale room notice
Please note that Mr. Jean Luc Meulemeester does not believe the painting to be by Jacob van Oost I but possibly by an artist working in the circle of Jacob Jordaens.