Pre-Valentine Wonderful Sale
Lot 218:
Description
Keywords: Flemish painting, late 16th- early 17th century oil painting on copper, biblical art, Ark of the Covenant, Old Testament, Speke Hall, Flemish school, Francken family, Baroque religious art
NO RESERVE. Hieronymus Francken (Herentals, 1540 – Paris, 1610), Crossing the Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant. Large Oil on hand forged copper painting depicting the biblical crossing of the Jordan River, led by the Ark. The composition is closely related to a known version also attributed to Frans Francken II, held at Speke Hall (National Trust, Liverpool, NT1196059).
Provenance: Artcurial, private collection, South of France.
Art: 27 1/2 x 34 1/2 in. (69.9 x 87.6 cm.), Frame: 35 1/2 x 41 1/2 in. (90.2 x 105.4 cm.) approx
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