A CHARLES II SILK-EMBROIDERED PICTURE

CIRCA 1650

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A CHARLES II SILK-EMBROIDERED PICTURE
CIRCA 1650
Depicting the narrative of Jael and Sisera with the Canaan army driving out the Israelites in the background, an image of Jael offering General Sisera a drink and Jael nailing Sisera with a tent pin as he sleeps on the right, within a landscape with birds and beasts and scenes of battle, within a later ebonized and parcel-gilt frame, the reverse with typed label describing the narrative
16 x 20½ in. (41 x 52 cm.) overall

Provenance

Purchased from Joe Kindig, Jr. & Son, York, Pennsylvania, circa 1985

Lot Essay

The Biblical narrative of Jael and Sisera is obviously the focus of this picture but the viewer should not overlook the attention paid to naturalistic details by the artist. Particularly notable is the simultaneous appearance of the sun and the stars in the background sky. This event does occur in nature at certain times of the year and its representation here shows that a great deal of time was spent by the artist observing the remarkable details of nature.

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