Lot 77: Ription Kerstiaen de Keuninck (Courtrai c. 1560 -

Ription Kerstiaen de Keuninck (Courtrai c. 1560 - after 1632 Antwerp) View of a wide landscape with a town in the background, oil on panel, 41 x 55.5 cm, framed, (Wo) A certificate issued by Willem van de Watering is available (16 February 2008). Mr. Van de Watering writes: De Keuninck preferred to paint mountainous and wooded landscapes with tiny historical (biblical or mythological) and profane figural staffage. Even if they did not depict the burning town of Troy, he usually lent his landscapes a considerable amount of drama, with glistening sunbeams penetrating the sky covered with dark and heavy clouds. This love of drama is also recognizable in the present painting, if in subdued form; its mood is reminiscent of the minutes following a heavy thunderstorm.