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Sebastian Vranckx: Panic in the Spanish Netherlands

Published on , by Caroline Legrand
Auction on 17 September 2022 - 14:00 (CEST) - 18, boulevard des Nations - 69960 Corbas

Sebastian Vranckx (1573-1647), the pioneer of the battle scene genre in his country, also drew on Flemish tradition in this Skirmish.

Sebastian Vranckx (1573-1647), Skirmish, cradled oak panel, 73 x 103.5 cm/29.9 x... Sebastian Vranckx: Panic in the Spanish Netherlands

Sebastian Vranckx (1573-1647), Skirmish, cradled oak panel, 73 x 103.5 cm/29.9 x 40.7 in.
Estimate: €15,000/25,000

Panic seems to have overwhelmed this village. The color gradation from brown to bluish-green in this typical Flemish landscape leads the eye to a simple thatched cottage on the horizon, not far from a river spanned by a bridge. But this scene could depict much more than a skirmish:…
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18, boulevard des Nations - 69960 Corbas
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