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Attributed to the Brunswick Monogrammist (active Antwerp, 2nd quarter of 16th Century)

Saint John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness

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Attributed to the Brunswick Monogrammist (active Antwerp, 2nd quarter of 16th Century)
Saint John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness
oil on panel
16¾ x 23¼ in. (42.5 x 59 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The identity of the artist remains a subject of debate, and he has in the past been suggested by such scholars as Max Friedländer to be the youthful Jan van Hemessen. The majority of recent scholars however consider the most likely candidate to be Jan van Amstel (Amsterdam c. 1500-c. 1542 Antwerp), thought to have been the brother of Pieter Aertsen and married to the sister-in-law of Pieter Coecke van Aelst.

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