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Abraham VAN DIEPENBEECK (1596-1675)
Portrait of Eugenio Hurt…
See original version (French)
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Abraham VAN DIEPENBEECK (1596-1675)
Portrait of Eugenio Hurt…
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Abraham VAN DIEPENBEECK (1596-1675)
Portrait of Eugenio Hurtado holding a skull
Oil on canvas.
H_95 x W_68 cm
Restoration.
Bears the inscription: "EVGENIVS HVRTADVS C.R. MINORVM TOLETANVS /
PVBLICE IN AERE AB ANGELO MIRACVLOSE DETENTVS / MORTIS MEMOR,
MIRIS PENITENTIĘ MODIS CONSVMPTVS / MATRITI SANCTÈ QVIEVIT 30 Junij
1614 / Ætatis suæ 51" which can be translated as "Eugenius Hurtadus, religious
of the Order of the Minims, a native of Toledo, miraculously held aloft
in the air before the public by an angel, retaining the memory of death, consumed by
consumed by astonishing penitential practices, was laid to rest in Madrid on 30 June
1614, at the age of 51.
The son of a glass painter, Abraham van Diepenbeeck was born in Bois-le-Duc in the late
the end of the sixteenth century. Following in his father's footsteps, he began by learning the
stained glass painting technique before becoming a pupil of Rubens in 1623.
In the Antwerp master's studio, he produced tapestry cartoons,
commissioned by the Infanta Isabel of Spain. Along with Van Dyck, he became one of the
best representatives of Rubens' style. His passion for oil painting
oil painting, he produced mainly religious and mythological compositions.
mythological compositions. In 1638, he was admitted to the St Luke's Guild and became its dean
in 1641.
The work of Abraham van Diepenbeeck has often been confused with that of
Rubens. A major painter of the Flemish Golden Age, he deserves to be brought back into the limelight.
This portrait of Eugenio Hurtado shows great skill in the depiction of the hands and face, as well as in the use of the hand.
hands and face, as well as in the use of chiaroscuro.
obscura. It was engraved in 1641 by Theodor Jansz. van Merlen with the inscription
"Eugenius Hurtado / bis Provincialis", indicating that Eugenio Hurtado was twice
twice held the office of provincial within the Minim Order.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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