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Jan Breughel the Younger | Frans Francken the Younger

Madonna and Child with St. Anne and St. John the Baptist, surrounded by a flower garland

Auction Closed

May 20, 03:42 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Jan Brueghel the Younger

Antwerp 1601 – 1678

Frans Francken the Younger 

Antwerp 1581 – 1642

Madonna and Child with St. Anne and St. John the Baptist, surrounded by a flower garland


signed lower right of the cartouche: ffranck

oil on panel

panel: 21 ½ by 16 ½ in.; 54.6 by 41.9 cm.

framed: 27 ½ by 22 ¼ in.; 69.9 by 56.5 cm.

With Galerie Sanct Lucas, Vienna;

Private Collection, Vienna;

With Newhouse Galleries, New York;

Mr. and Mrs. F. Howard Walsh, Fort Worth, TX;

Walsh Family Art Trust.

Frans Francken the Younger and Jan Brueghel the Younger frequently collaborated on paintings of this type with a Catholic image at center, painted by Francken, and a floral garland surrounding it, painted by Brueghel. The present lot is an especially fine example of their collaborative works, which were popular in their native Antwerp, a Catholic center. The iconographic tradition for this imagery comes from a centuries-old tradition of adorning Christian statues with floral wreaths on feast days.