Holy Family in a Landscape with John the Baptist (London)
Object type | Painting |
Genre | Religious |
Date | 1608 |
Dimensions | 40 x 30 cm |
Medium | Oil |
Support marks | Mark of Peeter Stas? |
Collaborators | Hans Rottenhammer |
Our attribution | Jan Brueghel the Elder |
Other authorities | Ertz 2008-10, #249 |
Location/Most Recent Sale | London, Johnny van Haeften Ltd., 2007 |
Tags | Resting, Rottenhammer, Forest, Putti, Angels, Holy family, John the Baptist, New Testament, Flowers |
Ertz 2008-10, p.548, says that Jan did all of his parts first, on a Peeter Stas plate, and then sent it to Rottenhammer to complete. I do not know if he could tell this from examining the actual picture or if it is a logical supposition from doing long-distance collaboration on an Antwerp-produced plate. The picture was also signed and dated by Rottenhammer but not by Brueghel.
This work was displayed in Maastricht at TEFAF in 2007.