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      • WILLEM KEY (BREDA 1515⁄1516-1568 ANVERS) Portrait de Robert de Croÿ (vers 1
        Jun. 14, 2024

        WILLEM KEY (BREDA 1515⁄1516-1568 ANVERS) Portrait de Robert de Croÿ (vers 1

        Est: €20,000 - €30,000

        WILLEM KEY (BREDA 1515⁄1516-1568 ANVERS) Portrait de Robert de Croÿ (vers 1500-1556), évêque de Cambrai, en buste... huile sur panneau 42 x 32,5 cm (16 ½ x 12 ¾ in.)

        Christie's
      • CIRCLE OF WILLEM KEY (BREDA 1515⁄1516-1568) Portrait of Fernando Álvarez de
        Feb. 01, 2024

        CIRCLE OF WILLEM KEY (BREDA 1515⁄1516-1568) Portrait of Fernando Álvarez de

        Est: $2,000 - $3,000

        CIRCLE OF WILLEM KEY (BREDA 1515⁄1516-1568) Portrait of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, third Duke of Alva red chalk 10 ½ x 7 7⁄8 in. (26.8 x 20 cm)

        Christie's
      • Circle of Willem Adriaensz Key,
        Jul. 19, 2022

        Circle of Willem Adriaensz Key,

        Est: £1,200 - £1,800

        Circle of Willem Adriaensz Key, British 1516-1568- Portrait of a lady, half-length, turned to the left, wearing a dark dress with white ruffs, cuffs and cap; oil on panel, 49.4 x 37.9 cm. Provenance: [Probably] With Mr Charles Redfern of Warwick, 1852.; By whom sold to Sir John Hay Williams (1794-1859), 2nd Baronet of Bodelwyddan, and of Rhianva, Anglesey, 1852 for �13.; By descent to the present owner. Note: The present work was presumably conceived in the 1550s-1560s in Antwerp, and therefore very likely from Key�s ambit. In the 'Memoranda Concerning Rhianva for the use of our children' (by Lady Sarah, wife of Sir John Hay Williams) is a letter from picture dealer Mr Charles Redfern of Warwick, dated 27 October 1852, recording his sale of (presumably) the present work to Sir John Hay Williams for �13: 'The Head of a Dutch lady beautifully painted in the school of Rubens from Warwick Castle.' Redfern supplied four pictures to Sir John in 1852 for a total of �46. Please refer to department for condition report

        Roseberys
      • Willem Key, Christ carrying the Cross
        May. 21, 2022

        Willem Key, Christ carrying the Cross

        Est: €30,000 - €40,000

        Certificate Dr. Ludwig Burchard, Berlin, February 1925 (as Willem Key). In this painting, Willem Key creates a haunting composition showing the moment when Jesus collapses under the weight of the Cross and Simon of Cyrene takes over. Key lends the depiction its powerful character through a tight cropping and a dynamic, artfully intertwined composition of figures. The Roman soldier looks out of the picture at the viewer, drawing him into the action. His posture, mirrored in the movement of Simon of Cyrene, and the beam of the Cross draw the viewer's gaze down towards the figure of Jesus. If one compares Key's crucifixion scene with those of his Netherlandish contemporaries, such as Frans Floris or Michiel Coxie, the forcefulness of the depiction's call for compassion with Christ becomes clear. The composition of the figures is the result of a fusion of the Netherlandish pictorial tradition with the formal repertoire of the Italian Renaissance. It would be inconceivable without Willem Key's knowledge of Michelangelo's sculptures, ancient sculpture (the Laocoon group), but also the paintings of Raphael. Unlike Frans Floris or Lambert Lombard, Willem Key did not travel to Italy. He drew his knowledge from the printed works that circulated abundantly in the Netherlands, especially in Antwerp, and from the art in the possession of the Habsburg rulers. As is usual with devotional paintings, at least one replica or copy of this painting has survived, but it is of considerably lesser quality than the present work (auctioned by Christie's, London, 19.6.2020, lot 103).

        Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
      • Willem Key (Breda 1515/20-1568 Antwerp) and Studio Christ Carrying the Cross
        Jun. 19, 2020

        Willem Key (Breda 1515/20-1568 Antwerp) and Studio Christ Carrying the Cross

        Est: $10,000 - $15,000

        Willem Key (Breda 1515/20-1568 Antwerp) and StudioChrist Carrying the Cross oil on panel383⁄8 x 281⁄8 in. (97.4 x 71.4 cm.)

        Christie's
      • KEY, WILLEM
        Mar. 27, 2020

        KEY, WILLEM

        Est: CHF20,000 - CHF30,000

        (Breda 1516–1568 Antwerpen) und Werkstatt Die Beweinung Christi. Öl auf Holz. 76,8x102,1 cm. - Platte an zwei Stellen horizontal repariert.

        Schuler Auktionen
      • Willem Key (Breda 1515/20-1568 Antwerp) and Studio Christ Carrying the Cros
        May. 01, 2019

        Willem Key (Breda 1515/20-1568 Antwerp) and Studio Christ Carrying the Cros

        Est: $25,000 - $35,000

        Willem Key (Breda 1515/20-1568 Antwerp) and Studio Christ Carrying the Cross oil on panel 38 3/8 x 28 1/8 in. (97.4 x 71.4 cm.)

        Christie's
      • WILLEM ADRIAENSZ. KEY - (BREDA C. 1515/6-1568 ANTWERP)
        Apr. 27, 2017

        WILLEM ADRIAENSZ. KEY - (BREDA C. 1515/6-1568 ANTWERP)

        Est: $100,000 - $150,000

        WILLEM ADRIAENSZ. KEY (BREDA C. 1515/6-1568 ANTWERP) Christ the Redeemer holding the Cross oil on panel, unframed 38 7/8 x 27 5/8 in. (98.8 x 70.2 cm.)

        Christie's
      • WILLEM KEY | Portrait of a bearded gentleman, half length, in a black doublet, holding the Book of Psalms; Portrait of a lady, half length in a black gown, holding the Book of Psalms
        Jan. 26, 2017

        WILLEM KEY | Portrait of a bearded gentleman, half length, in a black doublet, holding the Book of Psalms; Portrait of a lady, half length in a black gown, holding the Book of Psalms

        Est: $30,000 - $50,000

        a pair, both oil on panel

        Sotheby's
      • ATTRIBUTED TO WILLEM KEY | Portrait of a bearded man, half-length
        Dec. 10, 2015

        ATTRIBUTED TO WILLEM KEY | Portrait of a bearded man, half-length

        Est: £8,000 - £12,000

        oil on canvas

        Sotheby's
      • WILLEM KEY | Portrait of a gentleman, said to be 'Perari di Cremona', half-length, wearing a high-collared black coat with white cuffs and collar, holding a pair of gloves, standing before a green curtain
        Dec. 09, 2015

        WILLEM KEY | Portrait of a gentleman, said to be 'Perari di Cremona', half-length, wearing a high-collared black coat with white cuffs and collar, holding a pair of gloves, standing before a green curtain

        Est: £80,000 - £120,000

        oil on oak panel

        Sotheby's
      • Willem Adriaensz. Key (Breda c. 1515/6-1568 Antwerp)
        Jul. 10, 2015

        Willem Adriaensz. Key (Breda c. 1515/6-1568 Antwerp)

        Est: £15,000 - £20,000

        Willem Adriaensz. Key (Breda c. 1515/6-1568 Antwerp) Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black doublet with gold buttons and a white ruff oil on oak panel 16 7/8 x 12 7/8 in. (42.9 x 32.8 cm.)

        Christie's
      • Willem Key (Breda 1515/6-1568 Antwerp)
        Nov. 09, 2010

        Willem Key (Breda 1515/6-1568 Antwerp)

        Est: €15,000 - €25,000

        Willem Key (Breda 1515/6-1568 Antwerp) Portrait of a man, half-length, in a black costume and hat, holding a pair of gloves oil on panel 45.5 x 32 cm.

        Christie's
      • Framed 19th Century Continental School Oil on Canvas of the Deposition of Christ, inscribed "Willem Key Pieta 1568" and stampe...
        Feb. 26, 2009

        Framed 19th Century Continental School Oil on Canvas of the Deposition of Christ, inscribed "Willem Key Pieta 1568" and stampe...

        Est: $300 - $500

        Framed 19th Century Continental School Oil on Canvas of the Deposition of Christ, inscribed "Willem Key Pieta 1568" and stamped "J. DUPIN..." on the stretchers.

        Skinner
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