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SENELLE Jean (?1605–1671): ‘Saint Martin, a seminarian, rece…
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SENELLE Jean (?1605–1671): ‘Saint Martin, a seminarian, rece…
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
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Description
SENELLE Jean (?1605–1671): ‘Saint Martin, a seminarian, receiving the tonsure’, HSP (stains, separate panels). Part of a series held at the Musée Épiscopal Bossuet in Meaux. Dimensions: 59 x 84 cm.
Provenance: Commissioned by Canon Martin Le Marinel for the Saint Martin Chapel in the cathedral.
Our painting completes the cycle *The Life of Saint Martin*, four paintings from which are held at the
Bossuet Museum in Meaux (*Saint Martin Ordained as a Deacon*, *Saint Martin Ordained as a Priest*, *Saint Martin Consecrated as a Bishop*, *The Mass
of Saint Martin*). The altarpiece, *The Resurrection of the Catechumen*, has yet to be found (see the catalogue of
the exhibition *Jean Senelle 1605–before 1671*, Meaux, Bossuet Museum, Dec 1997–March 1998, p. 94).
We would like to thank Mr Sylvain Kerspern, curatorial director of the 1997–1998 exhibition, for
confirming the attribution to us. He dates the cycle to around 1645–1647 and points out that our painting “may be the subject of the
remark by Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre, who notes that works by Senelle had been sought out in Meaux
from Meaux to pass them off as works by Le Sueur, as this panel appears to have been removed from the panelling
Expert: Cabinet Eric Turquin – Paris, Ms Philippine Motais de Narbonne.
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About the sale
A FANTASTIC ART AUCTION – PART I
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Auction time
10/20/2026 at 10:30 AM
Lot description modified on 10/13/2026 at 5:26 PM
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