Abraham Govaerts, (Antwerp 1589-1626)

The Madonna and Child surrounded by angels in a landscape

The Madonna and Child surrounded by angels in a landscape
oil on panel
49.7 x 63.8cm (19 9/16 x 25 1/8in).

Provenance
The present owner's great-grandfather, Philippe Count Limburg-Stirum, Kasteel-Hemsrode, Belgium, and thence by descent

Literature
U.A. Härting and K. Borms, Abraham Govaerts: der Waldmaler 1589-1326, p.147, no. 121

A similar composition, by Abraham Govaerts and Frans Francken, was with Galerie Sanct Lucas, Vienna in 1990-1. The figures in the present work appear to be by a different hand.