After Sir Peter Paul Rubens Moses singing a song of praise after the passage through the Red Sea, Miriam and her sisters dancing nearby on copper 28 x 39.6 cm | Christie's

Sale 2141

Old Master Pictures

Amsterdam

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2 May 1991

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Lot 81

After Sir Peter Paul Rubens Moses singing a song of praise after the passage through the Red Sea, Miriam and her sisters dancing nearby on copper 28 x 39.6 cm

Price realised

NLG 5,750

Estimate

NLG 4,000 - NLG 6,000

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After Sir Peter Paul Rubens Moses singing a song of praise after the passage through the Red Sea, Miriam and her sisters dancing nearby on copper 28 x 39.6 cm
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Lot Essay

The subject is taken from Exodus XV, 1-20
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