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Abel Grimmer (Antwerp 1570/3-1610/30) and Attributed to Hendrick van Steenwijck I (Kampen 1540/60-1603 Frankfurt am Main)
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Abel Grimmer (Antwerp 1570/3-1610/30) and Attributed to Hendrick van Steenwijck I (Kampen 1540/60-1603 Frankfurt am Main)

The interior of a Gothic church with figures walking through the isle, probably a christening procession, other figures praying in the background

Closed26 November 2014

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Abel Grimmer (Antwerp 1570/3-1610/30) and Attributed to Hendrick van Steenwijck I (Kampen 1540/60-1603 Frankfurt am Main)
The interior of a Gothic church with figures walking through the isle, probably a christening procession, other figures praying in the background
indistinctly signed (?) and dated twice '1586' (lower centre)
oil on panel
31.6 x 46.8 cm.

Dr. H. Wetzlar, Amsterdam, by 1952 until at least 1960, as Hendrick van Steenwijck I.
F.C. Butôt, Amsterdam, as Hendrick van Steenwijck I.
R. de Boer, Laren, as Hendrick van Steenwijck I.
with P. de Boer, Amsterdam, where purchased by the late owner in 1993, as Hendrick van Steenwijck I and Abel Grimmer.

Specialist note

A few, almost identical, versions by Hendrick van Steenwijck I of the present composition exist, such as the one in the Museum Catherijneconvent, Utrecht (inv. nr. 1987, also on panel and with identical measurements). The figures in the present picture are painted by Abel Grimmer.