Live Auction 15655Old Masters Part II
Christoffel van den Berghe (Sint-Maartensdijk 1588/92-1628 Middelburg)
Lot 137  PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF DR. GEORGE S. HEYER, JR. (1930-2015)

Christoffel van den Berghe (Sint-Maartensdijk 1588/92-1628 Middelburg)

A candlelit interior with Christ, Saint John the Evangelist and Nicodemus seated at a table

Closed19 April 2018

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Christoffel van den Berghe (Sint-Maartensdijk 1588/92-1628 Middelburg)
A candlelit interior with Christ, Saint John the Evangelist and Nicodemus seated at a table
signed and dated 'CV / BERGHE / 1617' ('CV' linked, lower left)
oil on panel
8 7/8 x 6 ½ in. (22.6 x 16.5 cm.)

Mrs. Speelman, London, where acquired in October 1957 by the following
with S. Nijstad, The Hague, where acquired in September 1958 by the present owner.

Specialist note

Christoffel van den Berghe was a Middelburg painter primarily known for his painted landscapes in the tradition of Jan Breughel I and floral still lifes derived from those by his townsman Ambrosius Bosschaert I. This painting—a rare religious subject for the artist—is dated 1617, making it, alongside a floral still life in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the earliest dated work by the artist.