The Offering of Abigail

Details

Studio of Frans Francken II (Antwerp 1581-1642)
The Offering of Abigail
with monogram 'AB.' (lower right)
oil on panel
72 x 115 cm.
with the panel maker's mark 'FDB' of François de Bout and the coat-of-arms of the City of Antwerp

Exhibited

Rotterdam, Historisch Museum, Bezeten bezit, Keuzetentoonstelling uit de verzameling van Mevrouw W.G. Elias-Vaes te Rotterdam, exhibition catalogue, 18 April-1 August 1970, no. 13, as 'A. Bloemaert'.

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Lot Essay

An identical composition with almost identical measurements is documented in the collection of G.B. Lanz, Chateau du Grand Clos, Rennaz, Switserland, as 'Frans Francken II' (oil on panel, 72 x 118 cm.) The artist with monogram 'AB' must have been working close to Frans Francken II and his studio.

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