01 Work, Adrienne, Antwerp School's A painter in his studio, with Footnotes #84

Antwerp School, 17th Century

A painter in his studio

Oil on panel

20½ by 26½ in.; 52.1 by 67.3 cm.

Private collection

Sold for 252,000 USD in January 2023

The tradition of depicting painters, dealers, and collectors in interiors, surrounded by both identifiable and anonymous paintings from various countries and centuries, was firmly established in Flanders by the first quarter of the 17th century.

The present example has been previously thought to be a work by Frans Francken the Younger, who excelled at this particular type of work. The handling, however, would appear to suggest another Flemish hand. Though the painter shown at the center of the composition has not been firmly identified, his physiognomy bears close close resemblance to Peter Paul Rubens. More on this painting

Antwerp School, 17th Century: During the 17th century the Southern Netherlands, called Flanders, remained under the control of Catholic Spain. Antwerp was the primary commercial and artistic center of this region. It was there that Peter Paul Rubens painted the vivid and expressive portraits, mythological subjects, and religious scenes for which he is so renowned. The great Flemish portraitist Anthony van Dyck appealed to courtly patrons throughout Europe and England with his aristocratic and elegant images. Still lifes by Osias Beert the Elder and Jan Brueghel the Elder, as well as paintings of daily life by David Teniers the Younger, also testify to the exceptional quality and variety of Flemish painting in this period. More on Antwerp School, 17th Century

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