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Flemish school from the second half of the 17th century
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1215
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Flemish school from the second half of the 17th century
cent…
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Flemish school from the second half of the 17th century
century
Afflicted Angels
Pair of strong white marble appliqué reliefs
originally decorative figures for an altarpiece or funerary
of a funerary monument
Damage, notably to the shoulder, left foot and right ankle
of the winged angel, the end of the drapery on the left shoulder
Left: detachments and restorations
H. 73 and 76 cm
Related literature
Bieke van der Mark, Artus Quellinus: Sculptor of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, 2025, p. 25,
fig. 14
Paul Philippot, Denis Coekelberghs, Baroque religious architecture and sculpture in the Southern
Pays-Bas méridionaux et la principauté de Liège (1600-1770), Mardaga , 2003
Terracotta from the 17th and 18th centuries, The Van Herck collection, p. 79
Related works :
- Jan-Peter van Baurscheit the Elder (1669 - 1728), Weeping Angel to the right of the plinth of the funerary monument of
monument of Abraham van den Greyn, Antwerp, St Paul's Church.
- Artus Quellinus (1609-1668), Dividing wall of the funeral chapel of the De Graeff family, c.
1651-1652, marble, Amsterdam, Oude Kerk.
Both decorative and allegorical, putti were a favourite subject in Baroque sculpture.
Flemish Baroque sculpture in the religious architecture of the 17th century.
Often used to decorate funerary monuments in churches, they are depicted, like our pair
and wrapped in drapery with moving folds. Their tormented expression
expression crystallises a reflexive function on the existential theme of death. Most of the
of the greatest Flemish artists of the 17th century gave their interpretation of this
iconographic theme. For example, the tearful attitude of our two putti covering their eyes with their hands is reminiscent of works by
reminiscent of the works of Artus Quellinus (1609-1668) and Jan-Peter van Baurscheit the Elder
(1669 - 1728).
Expert : Mrs Elodie JEANNEST
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