A village with figures celebrating the kermesse of Saint George

Details

Circle of Peeter Baltens (Antwerp c. 1526/8-before 1584)
A village with figures celebrating the kermesse of Saint George
indistinctly dated 'Anno 15...9' (lower left)
oil on canvas
45 7/8 x 61 3/8 in. (116.5 x 156 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The present lot relates to an engraving of similar composition by Joannes and Lucas van Doetecum of c.1559, published by Hieronymus Cock, from an unknown work by Brueghel in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (see M. Sellink, Bruegel, The Complete Paintings, Drawings and Prints, Gante, Ludion, 2007, p. 132, no. 78).

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