A candlelit interior with Christ, Saint John the Evangelist and Nicodemus seated at a table

Details

Christoffel van den Berghe (Sint-Maartensdijk 1588/92-1628 Middelburg)
A candlelit interior with Christ, Saint John the Evangelist and Nicodemus seated at a table
signed and dated 'CV / BERGHE / 1617' ('CV' linked, lower left)
oil on panel
8 7/8 x 6 ½ in. (22.6 x 16.5 cm.)

Provenance

Mrs. Speelman, London, where acquired in October 1957 by the following
with S. Nijstad, The Hague, where acquired in September 1958 by the present owner.

Lot Essay

Christoffel van den Berghe was a Middelburg painter primarily known for his painted landscapes in the tradition of Jan Breughel I and floral still lifes derived from those by his townsman Ambrosius Bosschaert I. This painting—a rare religious subject for the artist—is dated 1617, making it, alongside a floral still life in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the earliest dated work by the artist.

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