Lot Essay
Rembrandt's depiction of his mother was most likely used by van Spreeuwen for the figure of the prophet Hanna (see Sumowski, op. cit.).
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The Presentation at the Temple
Details
Jacob van Spreeuwen (Leiden 1609/10-after 1650)
The Presentation at the Temple
signed and dated 'Ao 1636·IV·SPREEW..' (lower right)
oil on panel
50.4 x 67.5 cm.
The Presentation at the Temple
signed and dated 'Ao 1636·IV·SPREEW..' (lower right)
oil on panel
50.4 x 67.5 cm.
Provenance
with Molle, Lyon.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Amsterdam 10 November 1998, lot 18.
Juan de Areilza y Churruca, 1990.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Amsterdam 10 November 1998, lot 18.
Juan de Areilza y Churruca, 1990.
Literature
W. Sumowski, Gemälde der Rembrandt Schüle, Landau, 1983, V, p. 3064, no. 56, illustrated, p. 3077.
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