Forest Interior with John the Baptist
Object type | Painting |
Genre | Religious |
Date | ca. 1596 |
Dimensions | 24.5 x 32.5 cm |
Support | Panel |
Medium | Oil |
Our attribution | Jan Brueghel the Elder |
Other authorities | Ertz 2008-10, #307 |
Location/Most Recent Sale | Munich, Hampel, March 18, 2005 |
Tags | Resting, Deer, Monkey, Forest, John the Baptist, Old Testament, Saint, Landscape |
A very odd painting. It's not a studio work, too unique for that. It could be by another artist entirely. Size is right, support is wrong, secondary narrative is odd for Jan but not unheard of. Provisionally accepting this but not sure.