LOT 59
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Lot 59
Circle of LEONAERT BRAMER (Dutch 1596-1674)
The Circumcision
Oil on canvas
27 inches x 41 inches (68.6 cm x 104.2 cm)
Estimate:
$4,000 - 7,000
€ 3,000 - 5,200
Leonaert Bramer was born in Delft in 1596 and is probably best remembered for being one of the teachers of Johannes Vermeer, although there is no similarity between their work, as Bramer's dark and exotic style is completely unlike Vermeer's light, airy paintings. While Bramer was primarily a genre and history painter, he was also one of the few Dutch artists to paint frescos in Holland; however sadly due to the climate, none of his work in that medium has survived. He traveled widely in Italy and France (1614-28), and drew on a variety of influences for his most characteristic paintings - nocturnal scenes with vivid effects of light such as the offered painting. While in Italy, Bramer earned the nickname Leonardo della Notte (Leonardo of the night). He had a wide-ranging interest in European literature and illustrated Virgil's Aeneid, Till Uilenspiegel, and various Spanish novels, always in a style as much Italian and French in origin as Dutch. Bramer remained very productive until his death, which occurred in his home town of Delft in 1674.
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