Flemish school of the 17th century, follower... - Lot 84 - Richard Maison de ventes

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Flemish school of the 17th century, follower... - Lot 84 - Richard Maison de ventes
Flemish school of the 17th century, follower of Jan Massys Merry company: card players and musicians Oak panel, two boards, reinforced Height : 49 cm Width : 65 cm Another version of this composition was sold in Vienna at the Dorotheum on April 30, 2019, no. 323, as by Jan Massys and his workshop (other revivals were sold in the 20th century under the name Pieter Balten). Note the slight variations: the pose of the seated man on the left and the colour of the piper's beret in the centre, yellow the bagpiper's beret in the centre, yellow which has become black here. The theme of the "Vrolijk Gezelschap" or "Merry Company" is linked to the parable of the prodigal son who squanders his who squanders his share of the inheritance in the tavern and is robbed by gambling cheats. Jan Massys treated parallel subjects in 1562 (Moravska Galerie, Brno, inv. no. A399 and Musée Thomas Henry, Cherbourg, inv. no. 66) and in 1564 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, inv. no. 963). This type of work is close to world of Pieter Brueghel, will inspire, by the tight framing, until Caravaggio and the "Cheaters" of Georges de la Tour. Expert : Cabinet Turquin
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