Old Masters Day Sale
Old Masters Day Sale
Cornelis van Poelenburgh
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Lot Closed
December 5, 02:45 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Cornelis van Poelenburgh
Utrecht 1594/95 - 1667
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
signed lower right: C·P·
oil on oak panel
unframed: 23 x 18.7 cm.; 9 x 7 3/8 in.
framed: 31.9 x 27.4 cm.; 12 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.
According to early sources, Poelenburgh studied with Abraham Bloemaert in Utrecht before travelling to Rome, where he is recorded in 1617. He remained in Rome until about 1625 or 1626 when he returned to Utrecht, and he is one of the artists whom Rubens visited there in 1627. His patrons included Frederick V, Cosimo II de Medici and King Charles I of England.