Christ before Pontius Pilate

Details

Studio of Frans Francken II (Antwerp 1581-1642)
Christ before Pontius Pilate
oil on copper laid down on panel
56 x 72.5 cm.

Provenance

In the collection of the present owners for circa 50 years.

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Lot Essay

The subject was treated by Francken in several versions in the 1630s (see U. Härting, Frans Francken der Jüngere, Freren, 1989, pp. 283-5, nos. 195-201). The present work appears a subsequent invention by a pupil.

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