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Abraham Grapheus

C. 1620

$1,650
£1,232.47
€1,428.85
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Incredible study of Abraham Grapheus likely painted by a student of Jacob Jordaens in the early 17th century. Abraham Grapheus here he is depicted aged about 65 years old was administrator of the St Lukes painters guild in Antwerp, an office we could compare with that of a secretary of a society today. A number of Jordaens contemporaries, including Cornelis de Vos and Anthony van Dyck, used Grapheus as a model. Jordaens later used the head as a study for one of his Four Evangelists, a painting that is now in the Louvre in Paris. We included images of two other paintings of Abraham Grapheus for context. In addition, we included images of x-rays of the painting which tell an interesting story. The painting was painted over an earlier, likely 16th century death painting of a Pope. We can provide more of the x-ray images if interested. You can even see roman numerals likely indicating which Pope and a ceremonial staff.
  • Creation Year:
    C. 1620
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23.625 in (60.01 cm)Width: 20.25 in (51.44 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Circle Of:
    Jacob Jordaens (Antwerp 1593 - Antwerp 1678) (1593 - 1678)
  • Period:
    1620-1629
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    North Clarendon, VT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2880216586002

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