Bartholomeus Breenbergh

Provenance

Hendrik Muilman (1743-1812)
his sale (†), Schley, Amsterdam, 12 April 1813, nr. 28 (212 florins to Matthias Ignatius van Iperen), as 'Une riche ordonnance représentant le Christ guérissant les aveugles, sur la route de Jericho, en présence d'une multitude de spectateurs, en différents costumes; dans le lointain on voit des grandes édifices, des ruines et de hautes montagnes. Le tout est d';une touche rigeureuse d'un beau et fini.' ('A rich composition, showing Christ healing the blind on the way to Jericho, in the presence of a multitude of observers, in different robes; in the distance are large buildings, ruins and high mountains; everything is beautifully done, detailed and powerful.')
sale Christie's, London, Property from a Private Collection, 7 December 2017, nr. 1

Other works by Bartholomeus Breenbergh

The Death of the Disobedient Prophet
1630

Efigenia Spied upon by Cimon
c. 1644

Italian Capriccio
1656

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel
1639

Capriccio view of a Mediterranean port