Bartholomeus van Bassen Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Bartholomeus van Bassen Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 31, 2024
BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN (THE HAGUE 1590-1652) A Catholic church interior, w
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN (THE HAGUE 1590-1652) A Catholic church interior, with figures and a dog by a font in the foreground oil on panel 23 ¼ x 32 ¾ in. (59.1 x 83.2 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 13, 2023
ATTRIBUÉ À BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN (1590-1652)
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
ATTRIBUÉ À BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN (1590-1652) CONVERSATION DANS UN PALAIS Panneau de chêne parqueté Restaurations anciennes Att. to B. Van Bassen, Conversation in a palace, oak panel, craddled, old restorations 48 x 80 CM - 18,9 x 31,5 IN.
Tajan
Nov. 20, 2023
Bartolomeus van Bassen, around 1590 Antwerp – 1652 The Hague THE SLAGGLATION OF CHRIST
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
In the center of a large, palatial interior is the seated Jesus, bare-chested. His wrists are tied and with a sad look and his head slightly bowed, he looks at a man crouching in front of him who hands him a mocking scepter. Behind him are various henchmen and a soldier in shining armor who is about to place the crown of thorns on his head. Particularly striking on the right is a standing henchman wearing a fur robe. On the right side of the background the view falls into a light-flooded corridor. In the background on the left, a group of armed men are approaching, while Pontius Pilate is probably looking down on the flagellation on a balcony to the left above the men. According to Ertz, the magnificently dressed figures on the left edge of the picture with their outstretched legs and the floor tapering like a chessboard towards the background create a three-dimensionality and depth. Both the lighting of the composition and the arrangement of the columns and views testify to Bartolomeus van Bassen's excellent perspective skills. Bartolomeus van Bassen was a Dutch architect and painter of the Baroque period and an important representative of the Dutch Golden Age. He gained particular fame as the city architect of The Hague and builder of the palace of Frederick V of the Palatinate in Rhenen. He was already a successful painter during his lifetime, devoting himself primarily to architectural perspectives and interior views of churches. Oil on copper plate. 70 x 88cm
Fine Antiques Prague s.r.o.
Jun. 14, 2023
Bartholomeus van Bassen (The Hague 1590-1652) A church interior with elegant figures and dogs 42 1/4 x 62 1/4in (107.3 x 158.11cm)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Bartholomeus van Bassen (The Hague 1590-1652) A church interior with elegant figures and dogs signed 'B v*n Bassen' (on the column, lower right), dated '1626' (on the plaque, center right) and remains of inventory label '59' (lower right) oil on canvas 42 1/4 x 62 1/4in (107.3 x 158.11cm)
Bonhams
Jan. 28, 2023
Bartholomew van Bassen (1590-1652), Mocking of Christ
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
After being condemned by Pontius Pilate, Jesus was mocked by the Roman soldiers in the Praetorium as the King of the Jews (Mark 15:16-20; Matthew 27:27-31). They clothed him with a purple robe, put a crown of thorns on him, and gave him a reed as a scepter. Then they knelt before him. This scene is located in the middle of the open hall of the palace. Pilate watches the mockery from the balcony above the portal to the left. Next to him is the high priest, pointing down at Jesus. Soldiers and other people from the court also watch the mockery with amusement. Two soldiers sit on a bench in the front left while more spectators stand in the background. On the right is a view through the courtyard gate with a portcullis into the palace courtyard. The central mocking group is inspired by an engraving after a painting by Anthony van Dyck. Conspicuous on the right is the officer with the fur, which is designed almost archaeologically, according to ancient reliefs.
Fine Antiques Prague s.r.o.
Dec. 07, 2022
Bartholomeus van Bassen (The Hague 1590-1652) A church interior with elegant figures and dogs
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
Bartholomeus van Bassen (The Hague 1590-1652) A church interior with elegant figures and dogs signed 'B v*n Bassen' (on the column, lower right), dated '1626' (on the plaque, centre right) and remains of inventory label '59' (lower right) oil on canvas 107.3 x 158.1cm (42 1/4 x 62 1/4in).
Bonhams
Nov. 28, 2022
ATTRIBUÉ À BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN (1590-1652) Scène d'intérieur d'église h
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
ATTRIBUÉ À BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN (1590-1652) Scène d'intérieur d'église huile sur toile 105,5 x 137,5 cm. (41 1/2 x 54 1/8 in.)
Christie's
Oct. 08, 2022
Bartholomew van Bassen (1590-1652), Mocking of Christ
Est: €7,000 - €9,000
After being condemned by Pontius Pilate, Jesus was mocked by the Roman soldiers in the Praetorium as the King of the Jews (Mark 15:16-20; Matthew 27:27-31). They clothed him with a purple robe, put a crown of thorns on him, and gave him a reed as a scepter. Then they knelt before him. This scene is located in the middle of the open hall of the palace. Pilate watches the mockery from the balcony above the portal to the left. Next to him is the high priest, pointing down at Jesus. Soldiers and other people from the court also watch the mockery with amusement. Two soldiers sit on a bench in the front left while more spectators stand in the background. On the right is a view through the courtyard gate with a portcullis into the palace courtyard. The central mocking group is inspired by an engraving after a painting by Anthony van Dyck. Conspicuous on the right is the officer with the fur, which is designed almost archaeologically, according to ancient reliefs.
Fine Antiques Prague s.r.o.
Oct. 05, 2022
BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN (THE HAGUE? C. 1590-1652 THE HAGUE) Interior of a c
Est: €30,000 - €50,000
BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN (THE HAGUE? C. 1590-1652 THE HAGUE) Interior of a church with elegantly dressed figures, friars and a... oil on panel 54.4 x 44.2 cm.
Christie's
Mar. 25, 2022
BASSEN, BARTHOLOMEUS VAN
Est: CHF2,000 - CHF4,000
(Antwerpen 1590–1652 Den Haag) Belebtes Kircheninterieur. Um 1630. Öl auf Holz. Unten links auf der Plinthe der Säule signiert. 35,8x56,7 cm.
Schuler Auktionen
Dec. 14, 2021
BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN - Church Interior
Est: €3,000 - €6,000
BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN The Hague c. 1590 - The Hague 1652 Interior of a church. 1645 Oil on panel Signed and dated size 37,5 x 38,5 cm.
Subastas Segre
Jan. 03, 2021
BASSEN, BARTHOLOMEUS VAN
Est: CHF4,000 - CHF6,000
(Antwerpen 1590–1652 Den Haag) Kircheninterieur mit Figuren. Wohl aus den 1640er Jahren. Öl auf Holz. Rechts auf dem Sockel der Säule von späterer Hand bezeichnet P.v.Neefs und datiert 1633. 60,7x81 cm. - Starke Pigmentausbrüche. Platte leicht gewölbt.
Schuler Auktionen
Dec. 15, 2020
ATTRIBUE A BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN (1590-1652)
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
ATTRIBUE A BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN (1590-1652) INTERIEUR D’EGLISE Panneau de chêne, une planche, non parqueté Porte un monogramme à droite: B, et une inscription au revers du panneau: Van Bassen Attr. to B. Van Bassen, Interior of a church, panel, bears a monogram on the right: B 24,5 x 34,5 CM - 9 5/8 X 13 5/8 IN. €1,500-2,000
Tajan
Dec. 11, 2020
BASSEN, BARTHOLOMEUS VAN
Est: CHF4,000 - CHF6,000
(Antwerpen 1590–1652 Den Haag) Kircheninterieur mit Figuren. Wohl aus den 1640er Jahren. Öl auf Holz. Rechts auf dem Sockel der Säule von späterer Hand bezeichnet P.v.Neefs und datiert 1633. 60,7x81 cm. - Starke Pigmentausbrüche. Platte leicht gewölbt.
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Sep. 29, 2020
BASSEN, BARTHOLOMEUS VAN
Est: CHF8,000 - CHF12,000
(Antwerpen 1590–1652 Den Haag) Kircheninterieur mit Figuren. Wohl aus den 1640er Jahren. Öl auf Holz. Rechts auf dem Sockel der Säule von späterer Hand bezeichnet P.v.Neefs und datiert 1633. 60,7x81 cm. - Starke Pigmentausbrüche. Platte leicht gewölbt.
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Sep. 18, 2020
BASSEN, BARTHOLOMEUS VAN
Est: CHF8,000 - CHF12,000
(Antwerpen 1590–1652 Den Haag) Kircheninterieur mit Figuren. Wohl aus den 1640er Jahren. Öl auf Holz. Rechts auf dem Sockel der Säule von späterer Hand bezeichnet P.v.Neefs und datiert 1633. 60,7x81 cm. - Starke Pigmentausbrüche. Platte leicht gewölbt.
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Sep. 08, 2020
Bartholomeus van Bassen (1590-1652)
Est: €25,000 - €35,000
Bartholomeus van Bassen (1590-1652), A Renaissance church interior, remnants of a signature (lower left on the pedestal), oil on panel, 83x124 cm, Provenance: -Collection K. Twining, Esq. Blackheath, May 1847 (according to a label on the reverse). -With Galerie Rapps, Stockholm. -Auction, Sotheby's, London, 17 December 1998, lot 3. -Private collection, Amsterdam. Little is known about the Golden-Age painter Bartholomeus van Bassen (1590–1652). In 1613, his name is registered in the archives of the Sint-Lucasgilde (‘St. Lucas Guild’) of the city Delft in the Netherlands. There is however reason to believe that Van Bassen is of Flemish origin, because his style can be linked to certain interior painters from Antwerp such as Pieter Neefs I (1578/90–1656/61) and Hendrik van Steenwijck II (1580–1640). In 1622, he moved to The Hague, where he played a more prominent role in the local painters’ guild. Not just a painter, Van Bassen was also active as an architect; this was a combination that was not uncommon in the seventeenth century. His professional view on architecture certainly helped him to depict church and palace interiors very realistically. Often his creations were not directly linked to existing buildings, but rather based on architectural concepts with which he made his own splendid interiors. The figures in his paintings were most likely painted by artist friends. The focus of his interiors was the correct mathematical use of perspective. The depicted figures appear to be the work of another yet unidentified artist.
Venduehuis der Notarissen
Feb. 27, 2019
BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN (DUTCH 1590-1652) FIGURES IN A CHURCH INTERIOR 31.5cm x 41cm (12.25in x 16in)
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN (DUTCH 1590-1652) FIGURES IN A CHURCH INTERIOR Signed and dated 1627, oil on panel 31.5cm x 41cm (12.25in x 16in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 29, 2018
Bartholomeus van Bassen (Dutch, 15901652) Interior Court Scene
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Oil on wood panel.
Cottone Auctions
Oct. 26, 2016
Bartholomeus van Bassen (?The Hague c. Interior of a church with
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Bartholomeus van Bassen (?The Hague c. Interior of a church with elegantly dressed figures and a mendicant oil on panel 16 7/8 x 24 ¼ in. (42.9 x 61.7 cm.)
Christie's
Jan. 29, 2016
BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN | Figures at mass in an ornate church interior
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Jun. 23, 2015
Bartholomeus van Bassen (Antwerp 1590-1652 The Hague)
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
Bartholomeus van Bassen (Antwerp 1590-1652 The Hague) A palace interior with an elegant company playing backgammon signed and dated '1625 / B. Van Bassen' (lower right) oil on a single sheet of panel 55.2 x 82.6 cm.
Christie's
May. 16, 2014
BASSEN, BARTHOLOMÄUS VAN 1590 Antwerpen - 1652 Den
Est: €18,000 - €20,000
BASSEN, BARTHOLOMÄUS VAN 1590 Antwerpen - 1652 Den Haag - zugeschrieben Kircheninterieur. Öl auf Holz. 64,5 x 84cm. Restsignatur mit Datierung unten links: (...) fecit 1628. Rahmen. Gutachten: Dr. Walther Bernt, München 1973 mit Zuschreibung an Bartholomäus van Bassen. Provenienz: Privatsammlung Rheinland, erworben im Münchener Kunsthandel 1973/74. Zu der eindrucksvollen und gut erhaltenen Tafel liegt uns ein Schriftwechsel des Eigentümers mit Axel Rüger (Sommer 2004) vor, seinerzeit Kurator für die Niederländischen Gemälde an der Londoner National Gallery. Er erwähnt in den Schreiben einen in Vorbereitung befindlichen Werkkatolog zu Bartholomäus van Bassen, zu dessen Veröffentlichung es allerdings noch nicht gekommen ist. Axel Rüger hat in diesen Schreiben an der Autorenschaft van Bassens keine Zweifel und erwähnt verschiedene Arbeiten aus dem Jahr 1628, die in Komposition und Farbgebung sehr vergleichbar sind. Ellis Dluaart vom RKD in Den Haag, der wir das Gemälde im Foto vorgestellt haben, kann es nicht eindeutig zuordnen und sieht es im Unmkreis des Bartholomäus van Bassen und/oder Dirck van Delen (1605-1671). BASSEN, BARTHOLOMÄUS VAN 1590 Antwerp - 1652 The Hague - attributed Church Interior. Oil on wood. 64,5 x 84cm. Remains of the signature with dating on the lower left: (...) fecit 1628. Framed. Assessment: Dr. Walther Bernt, Munich 1973, with attribution to Bartholomäus van Bassen. Provenance: Private collection, Rheineland, acquired at the Munich art trade 1973/74. For the impressive and well preserved panel a correspondece dated 2004 between the owner and Axel Rüger, at that time curator for Dutch paintings at the National Gallery London, is present. In this correspondance the preparations of a not yet published catalogue raisonné about Bartholomäus van Bassen are mentioned. In this correspondance Axel Rüger confirms that he has no doubts about the authorship of van Bassen and mentions several works from 1628 showing a comparable composition and colouring. Ellis Dluraat from the RKD in The Hague to whom we presented photographs of the painting was not able to attribute it clearly and sees it in the circle of Bartholomäus van Bassen and/or Dirck van Delen (1605-1671).
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Apr. 29, 2014
Bartholomeus van Bassen (Antwerp c. A church interior oil on panel, unframe
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Bartholomeus van Bassen (Antwerp c. A church interior oil on panel, unframed 17 x 22.5/8 in. (43.2 x 57.5 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 12, 2013
Bartholomeus van Bassen (1590-1652) in
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
Bartholomeus van Bassen (1590-1652) in collaboration with Esaias van de Velde (1587-1630), The interior of a Renaissance church with figures, Oil on panel, 74 x 110.5 cm (29 x 43 1/2 in) Provenance: Hermann Reif, London; Christie's London, 8th June 1935, Lot 148, as 'B. van Bassen'; Private collection, London.
Dreweatts 1759
Apr. 10, 2013
Bartholomeus Van Bassen (La Haye vers 1590 - 1652) SCÈNE D'INTÉRIEUR D'ÉGLISE GOTHIQUE Toile 101 X 125 CM Dans un cadre en bois scul...
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
Bartholomeus Van Bassen (La Haye vers 1590 - 1652) SCÈNE D'INTÉRIEUR D'ÉGLISE GOTHIQUE Toile 101 X 125 CM Dans un cadre en bois sculpté et doré, travail du XVIIIème siècle
Tajan
Jun. 06, 2012
Bartholomeus van Bassen (The Hague? circa 1590-1652)
Est: $70,000 - $100,000
Bartholomeus van Bassen (The Hague? circa 1590-1652) A palace interior with figures signed and dated 'B. van Bassen/1630' (lower right, on the plinth) oil on panel 16¾ x 24 1/8 in. (42.5 x 61.3 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 07, 2011
BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY ANTWERP CIRCA 1590 - 1652 THE HAGUE CHRIST IN THE HOUSE OF MARY AND MARTHA signed and dated lower left: 1643 BvB. oil on oak panel 36.3 by 53.3 cm.; 14 1/4 by 21 in.
Sotheby's
Jun. 09, 2010
Bartholomeus van Bassen (The Hague c. 1590-1652)
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Bartholomeus van Bassen (The Hague c. 1590-1652) Figures at Mass in a chapel at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome signed and dated 'B. van Bassen, 1623' (lower left) oil on canvas 32 x 46 in. (83.3 x 116.9 cm.)
Christie's
May. 06, 2009
Bartholomeus Van Bassen (The Hague ? c. 1590-1652 The Hague)
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
Bartholomeus Van Bassen (The Hague ? c. 1590-1652 The Hague) An interior with an elegant company playing backgammon signed and dated 'B. VAN Bassen 1625' (lower right) oil on panel 55.2 x 82.6 cm.
Christie's
Mar. 25, 2009
BASSEN, BARTHOLOMEUS VAN (um 1590 bis Den Haag
Est: CHF4,000 - CHF6,000
BASSEN, BARTHOLOMEUS VAN (um 1590 bis Den Haag 1652), Nachfolger Kircheninterieur mit Figurenstaffage. Öl auf Leinwand. 65 x 76,4 cm.
Koller Auctions
Jan. 29, 2009
- Bartholomeus van Bassen , Antwerp circa 1590 - 1652 The Hague Interior of a Vaulted Church oil on panel
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
oil on panel
Sotheby's
Jun. 05, 2008
Bartholomeus van Bassen , Antwerp circa 1590 - 1652 The Hague Interior of a Palace with Elegant Figures Dining (Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man) oil on panel
Est: $1,590 - $1,652
signed and dated lower right B. van Bassen/1624 oil on panel
Sotheby's
Apr. 25, 2008
An interior with elegant company playing backgammon
Est: -
Circle of Bartholomeus van Bassen (?The Hague c. 1590-1652 The Hague) An interior with elegant company playing backgammon oil on panel 25¼ x 31 7/8 in. (64.2 x 81 cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 18, 2007
*BASSEN, BARTHOLOMEUS VAN
Est: CHF150,000 - CHF200,000
BASSEN, BARTHOLOMEUS VAN (circa 1590 - The Hague 1652) A festive company at table in a Renaissance hall. Oil on panel. Signed and indistinctly dated lower right: B. vanbassen 163... 58 x 95 cm. BASSEN, BARTHOLOMEUS VAN (um 1590 bis Den Haag 1652) Eine festliche Gesellschaft am Tisch in einem Renaissance-Saal. Öl auf Holz. Unten rechts signiert und undeutlich datiert: B. vanbassen 163... 58 x 95 cm.
Koller Auctions
May. 26, 2005
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW YORK BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN AND JAN PYNAS (ALKMAAR
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW YORK BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN AND JAN PYNAS (ALKMAAR 1582/3-1631 AMSTERDAM) ANTWERP CIRCA 1590 - 1652 THE HAGUE THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST, WITH MARY AND JOSEPH PRESENTING THE CHILD TO SAINT SIMEON oil on panel PROVENANCE Patrick Weiller, Paris By whom sold, New York, Sotheby's, 1 June 1990, lot 24, for $49,500; There purchased by the present collector. EXHIBITED Rochester, New York, Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, October 1987 - January 1990. CATALOGUE NOTE In the 1990 sale (see Provenance below), it was noted that Dr. A. Blankert, in a letter dated The Hague, October 23, 1985, attributed the present painting to Bartholomeus van Bassen with staffage by Jacob Pynas. He noted that both of these artists lived for some time in Delft and in the Hague, and further noted the inspiration of the artist Pieter Lastman in the figures of the two attendants in the left foreground.
Sotheby's
Jul. 07, 2004
Bartholomeus van Bassen (Antwerp circa 1590-1652 The Hague)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
A church interior with Christ and the Woman taken in Adultery signed and dated 'B van Bassen 1636' (lower right) oil on panel 37 x 53.5 cm. (14 1/2 x 21 1/8 in.)
Bonhams
May. 27, 2004
* BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN ANTWERP CIRCA 1590 - 1652 THE HAGUE
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
signed and dated lower right B. van Bassen, 1622 oil on panel
Sotheby's
Dec. 10, 2003
Bartolomeus van Bassen (Antwerp circa 1590-1652 The Hague)
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
Figures in a church interior with strengthened signature and date 'B Van Bassen / 1637' (lower left, on column) oil on canvas 112 x 147 cm. (44 x 57 1/4 in.)
Bonhams
Jan. 24, 2003
Anthonie de Lorme (Tournai c.1610-1673 Rotterdam)
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
The interior of a Protestant church at night with elegant figures in the foreground signed, inscribed, and dated 'HIER.LEYT./BEGRAVEN./NIEMANT./A. DE./LORME./1645.' (center right, on the wall) oil on panel 461/2 x 591/2 in. (118.1 x 151.1 cm.) NOTES De Lorme's date of birth is unknown and he is first recorded in Rotterdam in 1627, when he acted as a witness for his teacher, Jan van Vucht. He married in Rotterdam in 1647 and died there in 1673. His earliest known picture dates from 1639 and shows a church interior that is derived from, although not identical with, the St. Laurenskerk in Rotterdam. Throughout the 1640's he painted only imaginary church interiors such as the present painting, and in these he was influenced by the work of his teacher, van Vucht, as well as by Bartholomeus van Bassen. Around 1652 de Lorme painted his first real view of the interior of the St. Laurenskerk and thereafter almost all his oeuvre consists of paintings of that church (see, for example, the painting sold at Christie's, London, 16 April 1999, lot 42 for œ270,000 = $430,000. While he was influenced by the Delft painters of church interiors such as Gerard Houckgeest and Hendrick van Vliet, the influence of Pieter Saenredam was of paramount importance to him throughout his lifetime. De Lorme made something of a specialty of painting capriccios of classical churches at night, other examples of which are at the Mus‚e des Beaux-Arts, Rennes (see W. Liedtke, Architectural Painting in Delft, Groningen, 1982, pp.126-27, plate 110); sold, Sotheby's, London, 3 July 1997, lot 90 (œ95,000 = $160,000); sold, Christie's, London, 9 December 1988, lot 104; and in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin (H. Potterton, Dutch Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Paintings in the National Gallery of Ireland. A complete catalogue, Dublin, 1986, p.85, no.516). In all of these paintings the staffage appears to be the work of Anthonie Palamedes (1601 - 1673), who is recorded by A. von Wurzbach, Niederl„ndisches Knstler-Lexikon, 1963, II, p.67, as having collaborated with de Lorme in the 1640s. SALESROOM NOTICE Please note two of the panels are stamped with an unknown Rotterdam panelmaker's mark.
Christie's
Apr. 26, 2001
Bartholomeus van Bassen
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
Bartholomeus van Bassen Antwerp circa 1590 - 1653 The Hague interior of the jesuit church, antwerp bears initials and date lower left: H.V.S/1617 oil on panel 42 by 41.5 cm.; 16 1/2 by 16 1/4 in. The Jesuit Church in Antwerp was dedicated to Saint Ignatius of Loyola until 1773, when it was re-dedicated to Saint Carlos Borromeo. The interior of the Church was painted by a number of Flemish artist's, including Pieter Neefs and Sebastian Vrancx (see Antwerp verhaal van een metropool, exh. cat., Antwerp, Hessenhuis, 25 June - 10 Oct 1993, p.113, pl.70, reproduced) and Willem van Ehrenberg (op. cit., p.64, pl.33 reproduced).
Sotheby's
Oct. 27, 1993
BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN Antwerp circa 1590 - The Hague 1653
Est: -
A CHURCH INTERIOR WITH FIGURES AT MASS Signed and dated l.l.: B.van. Bassen 1623 Oil on canvas, in a carved and gilt wood frame 81 by 117 cm.; 32 by 46 in.
Sotheby's
Jan. 16, 1992
FRANS FRANCKEN, THE YOUNGER (1581-1642)
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
DANIEL FEEDING THE BABYLONIAN DRAGON oil on panel 9 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. (24.3 x 33.7 cm.) PROVENANCE Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, Nov. 25, 1981, lot 9, as Frans Francken the Younger and Bartholomeus van Bassen LITERATURE U. Harting, Frans Francken II, 1989, p. 303, no. 256 Dr. Harting, loc. cit., included the present painting in her catalogue raisonne having only known it from a photograph. For this reason she expressed some reservation as to the attribution on stylistic grounds and because of the uniqueness of the subject matter to Francken and his atelier. Having now seen a transparency of the painting she fully endorses the attribution to Francken in a letter dated November 13, 1991. She will again publish the work in her forthcoming article for the Revue du Louvre, Daniel, Bel et le dragon de Babylon - - Un cabinet a peintures par Frans Francken II. (1581-1642) au musee Calvet d'Avignon. In this article Dr. Harting discusses a painted cabinet in the Musee Calvet, Avignon, where the story of Daniel decorates the drawers and doors. The subject of "Daniel feeding the Babylonian dragon" appears on the right wing of the cabinet. In the present painting Francken repeated and developed the composition of the Avignon painting, although in reverse. He also extended the composition in order to enlarge the door of the palace seen beyond. Dr. Harting believes that the present painting was executed somewhat later than the Avignon version. The subject, which was rarely represented by artists in Flanders in the 17th century, is taken from the Apocryphal Book of Daniel. The architecture is by another hand reminiscent of Bartholomeus van Bassen (1590-1652).
Christie's