Flemish School
(Third quarter 17th century)
The Holy Family
Oil on copper, 76 x 100 cm
N.B.:
This work was painted for the market in the newly discovered Americas. Paintings destined for South-America were often painted on copper, for the European wooden panels were not resistant against the tropical climate. Colonial paintings on copper on this monumental scale, which survived the threat of the melting pot, can be regarded as museum worthy.
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(Third quarter 17th century)
The Holy Family
Oil on copper, 76 x 100 cm
N.B.:
This work was painted for the market in the newly discovered Americas. Paintings destined for South-America were often painted on copper, for the European wooden panels were not resistant against the tropical climate. Colonial paintings on copper on this monumental scale, which survived the threat of the melting pot, can be regarded as museum worthy.
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