School of Liège, The Martyrdom of St Paul
£195,000.00
Oil on canvas 57 3/4 by 42 3/8 in.; 146.8 by 107.6 cm, mid 17th Century
PROVENANCE J.J. Chapuis (red wax seal on the stretcher); Mr. & Mrs. Looghe, 1956 Nunnery, Antwerp vicinity. Though the attribution of this dynamic painting of The Martyrdom of St. Paul has eluded scholars, it exhibits the influence of those artists working in Liège such as Bertholet Flémalle and Gerard Douffet, particularly in the bright color palette and theatrical composition.
