Jacob Hogers (1614-after 1660)

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Jacob Hogers (1614-after 1660)

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

oil on canvas laid down on board
119 x 137.5 cm

Provenance

with B. Rapp, Stockholm, 1955

Literature

B.J.A. Renckens, Jacob Hogers, Oud Holland, LXX, 1955, pp. 58/59 and 64, fig. 11, where dated 1650/55

Lot Essay

For the subject, see Luke X:38-42

As pointed out by Renckens (loc.cit.) the composition is related to that of Pieter de Grebber's etching of Christ and the Woman of Samaria (Holl. 6)

Sold with a photostat of a certificate by Professor Werner Sumowski, dated 12 January 1994

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