Circle of Pieter Coecke van Aelst (circa 1502-1550)
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
Details
Circle of Pieter Coecke van Aelst (circa 1502-1550)
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
oil on panel
112 x 143.2 cm
inscribed lower right on a document in a cartouche
Literature
G. Marker, P. Coecke van Aelst
Lot Essay
The subject, taken from Mattheus XVIII 23:27, is rarely depicted and must have been inspired by late fifteenth Century engravings.