Christ blessing the Little Children ('Sinite Parvulos')
attributed to Adam van Noort (Antwerp 1562 - Antwerp 1641)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1600
Materials
Oil on panels (oak)
Measurements
690 x 490 mm (27 1/2 x 19 1/3 in) (centre); 690 x 230 mm (27 1/3 x 9 in) (wings)
Place of origin
Flanders
Order this imageCollection
Nymans Estate, West Sussex
NT 1206469
Summary
Oil painting on oak panels, Christ blessing the Little Children, attributed to Adam van Noort (1562-1641), circa 1600. The painting, which is truncated (especially on the left), has been cut vertically – an operation which was undertaken with some care, given that there are few paint losses along the cut edges - into three separate panels (the arrangement is also incorrect, as the left-hand panel should align to the right of the right hand panel rather than to the left of the centre panel. It was decided post-conservation that the picture should continue to be displayed in this way, just as it was bought by the Messels.
Provenance
Bought at Sotheby's, London, 27th June 1994, lot 161
Makers and roles
attributed to Adam van Noort (Antwerp 1562 - Antwerp 1641), artist Spanish or Flemish School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to Flemish School, artist