Oil on copper. 17th century Flemish school. The painting, traditionally attributed to Frans Francken the Younger (1581-1642), depicts a miraculous healing performed by Jesus: as he walks with his disciples, he encounters a sick man on his way, probably suffering from leprosy, a disease that involved isolation and banishment from the city; the man invokes Christ who performs the miracle and heals him. The painting places the event on the left margin of the scene, in the foreground, where the figures dressed in the fashion of Christ's time stand out for their bright colors; however, the landscape that fills the rest of the scene is decidedly Nordic, with a river full of water flowing in a countryside rich in vegetation, and a city in the background under mountainous peaks. The pictorial description of the vegetation is meticulous and precise, rich and well-defined in detail: the broken trunk in the foreground, the fronds of the large tree behind the characters, the little birds flying high in the sky, the little flowers on the shore, the shades of the water in which the plants and clouds are reflected, are painted with a pictorial refinement typical of Flemish painting, close in style to that of the great artist of Antwerp. The painting is presented in an adapted antique frame.
Product condition:
Product in good condition, with minor signs of wear. We try to present the actual condition as completely as possible with the photos. If some details are not clear from the photos, the description will prevail.
Frame dimensions (cm):
Height: 80
Width: 96
Depth: 5
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