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Wolfgang Heimbach Ovelgönne circa 1615 - after 1678
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Description
- Wolfgang Heimbach
- Interior of a protestant church during a service
- oil on oak panel
Provenance
In the possession of the present owner's family by 1785/6, when listed in their inventory as no. 67;
In their 1899 inventory as no. 210.
In their 1899 inventory as no. 210.
Catalogue Note
Heimbach is not known as a painter of church interiors, but virtually all his domestic and palace interiors (and even some of his portraits) are night scenes light by lamps or candles, like this picture, in which his distinctive figure types may easily be recognised.