Willem van Herp The Elder

HERP THE ELDER, WILLEM VAN Antwerpen 1614 - 1677 Title: Saint Anthony of Padua Proofing Martin von Bullones' Innocence Who Is Charged with Murder. Date: ca. 1660. Technique: Oil on copper. Measurement: 72,5 x 98cm. Frame: Framed. Verso: Collection stamp: "R". Provenance: Private ownership, Germany. Hans Vlieghe associates this painting on copper and with a subject relating to the life of St Anthony of Padua with a painting by Willem van Herp in the National Gallery in London (St Anthony of Padua distributing the bread, oil on copper, 80 x 114.3 cm, inventory number NG203), which is also painted on copper and has similar dimensions and subject matter. Hans Vlieghe surmises that the two works originally belonged to a cycle created around 1660. We are grateful to Hans Vlieghe, Antwerp, for confirming the attribution of the present painting on the basis of a high-resolution digital photograph Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after auction. Explanations to the Catalogue Willem van Herp The Elder Flanders Flemish School 17th C. Old Masters Framed Religious Theme Painting Saints