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Flemish work Attributed to Joseph Heintz Der Altere (1564-1609) or Hans Rottenhammer (1564-1625)
Panel maker's mark on reverse GK, active in Antwerp in the first half of the 17th century
This type of fire mark, a peculiarity of Flemish panels, confirms place and time.
Our oil on copper, with its vivid polychromy and precise brushstrokes, takes up the theme of the Child, found in many iconographies. From the Nativity to the Adoration of the Shepherds, from the Presentation to the Temple, or, as in this work, to the Magi.
His birth is all love, His sacrifice is pain, which is why I prefer the scenes of the Child to those of the Crucifixion.
Dimensions 35 cm by 28 cm.
Excellent condition - modern frame
Ref: JR784C4WE9