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SÉBASTIEN VRANCX (ANVERS 1573-1647)

Lot 25
12.06.2024 15:00UTC +01:00
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ID 1230051
Lot 25 | SÉBASTIEN VRANCX (ANVERS 1573-1647)
Estimate value
€ 25 000 – 35 000
SÉBASTIEN VRANCX (ANVERS 1573-1647)
Bataille devant des ruines
daté '16[3]8' (au centre, vers la droite, sur la calèche)
porte un cachet de l'Accademia Reale [...] di Belle Arti avec le blason des rois d'Italie de la maison de Savoie
huile sur panneau
51,3 x 86,4 cm (20 3/16 x 34 in.)




Provenance

Chez Leger Galleries, Londres, en 1974 ;
Acquis auprès de celui-ci par l'actuel propriétaire.



Exhibited

Madrid, Promoción del Patrimonio Cultural, Exposicion de pinturas de los siglos XV, XVI y XVII, novembre-décembre 1974, n°9.
Madrid, Palacio de Velazquez, Pedro Pablo Rubens (1577-1640). Exposicion homenaje, décembre 1977-mars 1978, n°168.



Further details

SEBASTIAEN VRANCX (1573-1647), A BATTLE BEFORE SOME RUINS, OIL ON PANEL, DATED, BEARS A WAX SEAL

The life and work of Sébastien Vrancx (1573-1647) were strongly influenced by the Eighty Years' War, which began five years before the artist’s birth and ended a year after his death. The painter owes his fame to his numerous depictions of battles, and can be considered the founder of the military genre in the Netherlands. His detailed compositions can be assumed to be based on personal experience, as Vrancx pursued a military career alongside his life as an artist.

The present painting bears the hallmarks of the artist's late style, with as much emphasis on the varied aspects of the landscape as on the swarming figures in the foreground. Although this clash between cavalry and militia does not represent a specific battle, Vrancx takes care to capture the essence of a skirmish; the hectic scene conveys the full force of the conflict. The artist's attention to the soldiers' costumes and weapons is also evident.
Artist:Sebastian Vrancx (1573 - 1647)
Applied technique:Oil on panel
Art style:Old Masters
Place of origin:Belgium, Western Europe, Europe
Auction house category:Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings
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