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474 - DE WET Jacob Willemsz (Haarlem, c. 1610 - 1671) - Amarillys …
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
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DE WET Jacob Willemsz (Haarlem, c. 1610 - 1671) - Amarillys crowning Mirtil. Oil on canvas. Height: 102 cm - Width: 92 cm. The subject is taken from Pastor Fido by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1590, act II, scene I). During the kissing contest organised by the companions of the nymph Amaryllis, her lover Mirtil takes part, disguised as a woman so as not to be recognised. not be recognised. He wins the contest and is crowned by the heroine. Jacob de Wet painted several versions of this composition, with slight variations in the foliage or the position of the still life (Amsterdam, 1886). (Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 16 November 1994, no. 140 and Paris, SSV Renaud-Giquello & Associés, 28 April & Associés, 28 April 2006, no.'; another in Vienna, Dorotheum, 11 December 2007, no. 123; another in the Netherlands, no. Stockhoms auktionsverk, 4-6 June 2013, no. 1636). Expertise: Cabinet Turquin - Tel: 01 47 03 48 78
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Auction time 06/25/2026 at 9:00 AM
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