The Entombment

Details

Balthazar Beschey (Antwerp 1708-1776)
The Entombment
signed 'f Beschey' (lower right)
oil on panel
53.1 x 39.8 cm.

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Lot Essay

The present composition is based on an altarpiece by Federico Barrocci in the chapel of the Confraternita della Croce e Sagremento in Senigallia that was widely known through a print by Aegidius Sadeler. Balthazar Beschey is known to have made numerous painted copies after prints by, among others, Rubens and Rembrandt.

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