Jan 29, 2013 - Sale 2301

Sale 2301 - Lot 161

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
FLEMISH SCHOOL, 17TH-CENTURY
The Angel Instructing St. John the Divine to Write the Book of Revelation.

Pen and brown ink and wash on thin, cream laid paper partially mounted on thin card stock. 260x195 mm; 10 1/4x7 3/4 inches. With an early attribution to "Gennari" in ink, lower right recto.

The depiction of Heavenly Jerusalem is possibly taken from a Hans Bol print, the drawing for which is in the Courtauld Gallery, London.