Abraham Janssens
Philemon and Baucis Entertaining Jupiter and Mercury
c. 1610154 x 231.5 cm
Oil on canvas
Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesly
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur K. Solomon
Exhibitions
1998 Sinners and Saints, Darkness and Light: Caravaggio and His Dutch and Flemish Followers, Nr. 25
Provenance
Possibly widow of the painter (died 1644)
possibly Floris van den Avijn, Antwerp
possibly Jesuit Church, ANtwerp
possibly dealer Liriol, Brussels, in 1779
Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), Bordentown, New Jersey
William Brett (born 1845), London
sale Christie's, London 25 June 1948, nr. 137 (as Caravaggio)
with David Koetzer, New York
with Julius Weitzner, New York
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur K. Solomon, Cambridge, Massachusetts, by 1954
gift to Wellesly College
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Other works by Abraham Janssens
Saint Jerome
c. 1610-12
c. 1610-12
The Virgin and Child with the infant St John the Baptist
c. 1617/20
c. 1617/20
The Olympus
c. 1615/20
c. 1615/20
The Dead Christ in the Tomb, with Two Angels
c. 1609-10
c. 1609-10
Saint Jerome