Landscape with the baptism of the eunuch

Landscape with the baptism of the eunuch

SK-A-4713

Landschap met de doop van de kamerling. Heuvellandschap met door bomen begroeide rotsen bij een rivier of meertje. De apostel Philippus doopt de kamerling in water van de rivier. Links staat de rijtuig en kijken de andere begeleiders toe.

signature and date: ‘H. Swanevelt Roma 163..’

• S. Russell, 'A drawing by Herman van Swanevelt for a lost fresco in S. Maria sopra Minerva, Rome', The Burlington Magazine 143 (2001), nr. 1176, p. 132-137.
• S. Russell, 'Frescoes by Herman van Swanevelt in Palazzo Pamphili in Piazza Navona', The Burlington Magazine 139 (1997), nr. 1128, p. 171-177.
• M.R. Waddingham, 'Herman van Swanevelt in Rome', Paragone 11 (1960), p. 37-50.
• M. Szanto, 'The fortunes of a northern artist in seventeenth-century Paris : the forgotten years of Herman van Swanevelt', The Burlington Magazine 114 (2003), p. 199-205.

painter: Herman van Swanevelt, Rome

1630 - 1639

olieverf op doek

• depth 7.1 cm
• height 98.1 cm x width 130.2 cm x thickness 3.7 cm

Public domain

… ; from the dealer P. & D. Colnaghi, London, fl. 38,396.50, to the museum, 1979

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

• S. Russell, 'A drawing by Herman van Swanevelt for a lost fresco in S. Maria sopra Minerva, Rome', The Burlington Magazine 143 (2001), nr. 1176, p. 132-137.
• S. Russell, 'Frescoes by Herman van Swanevelt in Palazzo Pamphili in Piazza Navona', The Burlington Magazine 139 (1997), nr. 1128, p. 171-177.
• M.R. Waddingham, 'Herman van Swanevelt in Rome', Paragone 11 (1960), p. 37-50.
• M. Szanto, 'The fortunes of a northern artist in seventeenth-century Paris : the forgotten years of Herman van Swanevelt', The Burlington Magazine 114 (2003), p. 199-205.

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