Nicolas VLEUGHELS (1668 - 1737) - Lot 439

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Nicolas VLEUGHELS (1668 - 1737) - Lot 439
Nicolas VLEUGHELS (1668 - 1737) King Solomon sacrificing to idols Canvas Height : 38 cm Width : 52.5 cm Monogrammed lower left and dated 1721 Engraved by Edme Jeaurat in 1723. Bibliography: - Mariette, 1774, 35/151; 1856, Le Blanc T.II, n°3 p. 425. ? The number of characters and the variety of their occupations make this one of Vleughels' most important works. - Bernard Hercenberg , Nicolas Vleughels, directeur de l'Académie de France à Rome, 1975, cat. no. 93 (lost), for the engraving engraving fig. 100. The kneeling figure on the left, holding a basin, is to be found in a drawing known only by a counterproof proof (Hercenberg cat. N° 312 fig. 48); this figure is also found in the Nativity of the Virgin, engraved in 1717. The composition has sometimes been confused with the Salomon et la reine de Saba painted for the king. Appraiser : Cabinet Turquin 69, rue Sainte-Anne - 75002 Paris Tel.: 01 47 03 48 eric.turquin@turquin.fr stephane.pinta@turquin.fr Please ask for condition reports: they are not included in the data sheets.
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