Flemish School, 17th Century
Jonah and the Whale,
oil on copper, 17 x 22.5 cm, framed
The present jewel-like copper with its, deep rich ocean and sun breaking through the clouds on the top left, depicts Jonah in the foreground giving thanks after having been recently regurgitated on in the left foreground. An earlier scene from the narrative is shown behind, with Jonah being cast into the ocean by the ships crew. The handling of the picture would suggest an Antwerp artist, likely in the orbit of Jan Brueghel the Elder’s Jonah Leaving the Whale circa 1600, conserved in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich, and makes use of a similar palette. However, the whale in the present copper appears to be based on the close study of a Catfish, symptomatic of the Flemish practice of observing and humorously repurposing nature, in religious compositions.
Specialist: Damian Brenninkmeyer
Damian Brenninkmeyer
+43 1 515 60 403
old.masters@dorotheum.com
10.11.2021 - 16:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 40,960.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 25,000.- to EUR 35,000.-
Flemish School, 17th Century
Jonah and the Whale,
oil on copper, 17 x 22.5 cm, framed
The present jewel-like copper with its, deep rich ocean and sun breaking through the clouds on the top left, depicts Jonah in the foreground giving thanks after having been recently regurgitated on in the left foreground. An earlier scene from the narrative is shown behind, with Jonah being cast into the ocean by the ships crew. The handling of the picture would suggest an Antwerp artist, likely in the orbit of Jan Brueghel the Elder’s Jonah Leaving the Whale circa 1600, conserved in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich, and makes use of a similar palette. However, the whale in the present copper appears to be based on the close study of a Catfish, symptomatic of the Flemish practice of observing and humorously repurposing nature, in religious compositions.
Specialist: Damian Brenninkmeyer
Damian Brenninkmeyer
+43 1 515 60 403
old.masters@dorotheum.com
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| Auction: | Old Master Paintings |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction with Live Bidding |
| Date: | 10.11.2021 - 16:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 29.10. - 10.11.2021 |
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