Hendrick van Cleve III
(Antwerp circa 1525–1590/91)
Nimrod supervising the construction of the Tower of Babel,
oil on copper, 28 x 37.5 cm, framed
Provenance:
Private collection, Germany
The present panel depicting the Tower of Babel is one of several treatments of the subject by the Flemish master Hendrick van Cleve III, whose many views of Rome attest to a formative sojourn in Italy. Returning to Antwerp in 1551, Hendrick van Cleve became a master of the Guild of Saint Luke in his native city. Little else is recorded of his life, although his oeuvre is easily recognised, comprising topographical landscapes, along the aforementioned prospects of Rome’s architecture, both ancient and ecclesiastical.
The subject is taken from Genesis 11:1-9, which recounts how the people decided to build a tower ‘that reaches to the heavens’ and God confused their languages as punishment for their hybris. Here, the massive Zigurrat rises on the left while King Nimrod oversees the construction in the foreground.
Specialist: Damian Brenninkmeyer
Damian Brenninkmeyer
+43 1 515 60 403
old.masters@dorotheum.com
09.11.2022 - 17:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 38,400.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 20,000.- to EUR 30,000.-
Hendrick van Cleve III
(Antwerp circa 1525–1590/91)
Nimrod supervising the construction of the Tower of Babel,
oil on copper, 28 x 37.5 cm, framed
Provenance:
Private collection, Germany
The present panel depicting the Tower of Babel is one of several treatments of the subject by the Flemish master Hendrick van Cleve III, whose many views of Rome attest to a formative sojourn in Italy. Returning to Antwerp in 1551, Hendrick van Cleve became a master of the Guild of Saint Luke in his native city. Little else is recorded of his life, although his oeuvre is easily recognised, comprising topographical landscapes, along the aforementioned prospects of Rome’s architecture, both ancient and ecclesiastical.
The subject is taken from Genesis 11:1-9, which recounts how the people decided to build a tower ‘that reaches to the heavens’ and God confused their languages as punishment for their hybris. Here, the massive Zigurrat rises on the left while King Nimrod oversees the construction in the foreground.
Specialist: Damian Brenninkmeyer
Damian Brenninkmeyer
+43 1 515 60 403
old.masters@dorotheum.com
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| Auction: | Old Master Paintings I |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction with Live Bidding |
| Date: | 09.11.2022 - 17:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 22.10. - 09.11.2022 |
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