May 21, 2024 10:00 EST
Old Master Paintings / English & Continental Silver, Furniture & Decorative Arts
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Flemish School
16th Century
The Flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-23)
Oil on Canvas
31 3/8 x 23 1/2 inches (79.7 x 59.7 cm)
Frame 38 3/4 x 31 1/2 inches (98.5 x 80 cm)
This painting relates to an engraving of the same subject by the Flemish artist Maerten de Vos (1532-1603) dating to around 1580. Among the legends that grew up in Europe during the late Middle Ages around the story of the Flight into Egypt was an incident shown here. As the Holy Family passes a wayside statue of the Roman God Mars, the pagan image, confronted by the sacredness of the child Jesus, breaks in two and falls to the ground.
Sold for $1,664
Estimated at $1,000 - $2,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
16th Century
The Flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-23)
Oil on Canvas
31 3/8 x 23 1/2 inches (79.7 x 59.7 cm)
Frame 38 3/4 x 31 1/2 inches (98.5 x 80 cm)
This painting relates to an engraving of the same subject by the Flemish artist Maerten de Vos (1532-1603) dating to around 1580. Among the legends that grew up in Europe during the late Middle Ages around the story of the Flight into Egypt was an incident shown here. As the Holy Family passes a wayside statue of the Roman God Mars, the pagan image, confronted by the sacredness of the child Jesus, breaks in two and falls to the ground.
Glue relined. Some shadows and contours reinforced. Scattered scrapes and small losses. Some small splatters of white (white paint or possibly gesso).
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Auction: Old Master Paintings / English & Continental Silver, Furniture & Decorative Arts, May 21, 2024
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Auction of Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints on May 21, 2024 Surpasses Expectations
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Nautical Painting by Dutch Master Simon Jacobsz de Vlieger Sails to $419,600 Amid Trans-Atlantic Bidding
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Fine Art Section of the May 21 Auction Comprised Lots 1 - 92
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's auction on May 21, 2024 saw exceptional results for Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints. Bidders on both sides of the Atlantic vied for landscapes, nautical paintings, still lifes, portraits and religious subjects by European artists from the Renaissance through the 19th century.
Simon Jacobsz de Vlieger - Sold for $419,600
Highlighting the sale was Dutch artist Simon Jacobsz de Vlieger’s view of A Coastal Landscape with Dutch Frigates Exchanging Salutes that soared past its estimate of $60,000-80,000 to achieve a stunning $419,600. Simon Jacobsz de Vlieger (1601-1653) was one of the most important and influential Dutch marine painters of the 17th century. This sweeping view of ships off the coast of Holland, painted in the late 1640s, is a classic example of his late style, which emphasized the atmospheric effects of water and sky along the North Sea.
Venetian Vedute & the Grand Tour
Another noteworthy offering was A View of the Piazza San Marco, Looking East toward the Basilica attributed to Apollonio Domenichini (The Master of the Langmatt Foundation Views). Read Essay
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