Pieter Neefs the Elder (2)
Pieter Neefs the Elder (2)
Antwerp, ca. 1578 – Antwerp, between 1656 and 1661
A Nocturnal Interior of a Gothic Cathedral with a Candlelit Procession
Signed ‘PEETER NEEFFS', on the wall to the right, over the arch and
indistinctly signed on the right hand central column ‘D iffranck’
Oil on panel
H. 33,7 cm. W. 48,3 cm.
Provenance
With Leger Galleries, London, 1963;
Private collection, Europe;
Auction Sotheby’s, New York, 25 May 2000, as lot no. 3;
With Rafael Valls Limited, London, no 69;
With Helena Mola European Fine Arts, Madrid;
Private collection, Madrid, Spain
Exhibition
Leger Galleries, 1963, Exhibition of Old Master Paintings, London
Note
The staffage is painted by Frans Francken the Younger (Antwerp, 1581 – Antwerp, 1642)
