Attributed to Jan SANDERS Van HEMESSEN (c. 1500–c. 1566)

Attributed to Jan SANDERS Van HEMESSEN (c. 1500–c. 1566) Brothel Scene Oak panel Height: 48 cm Width: 79 cm Provenance: - Auction, London, Christie’s, May 8, 1932, lot 120; - Auction, Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, March 22, 1977, lot 551, attributed to Van Hemessen; - Auction, Lille, Mercier Auction House, March 18, 2001, lot 90, attributed to Jan Sander van Hemessen; - Auction, Lille, Mercier Auction House, December 12, 2004, lot 299, attributed to Jan Sander van Hemessen; - Auction, Paris, Pierre Bergé & Associés Auction House, December 15, 2005, lot 37, attributed to Jan Sander van Hemessen. An attribution to Hendrik I or II Van Cleve has also been proposed. Appraiser: Stéphane Pinta, Turquin (viewing by appointment at the appraiser’s office)