Flemish school from the second half of the 17th century - Lot 1215

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Flemish school from the second half of the 17th century - Lot 1215
Flemish school from the second half of the 17th century century Afflicted angels Pair of sculpted white marble fort-reliefs, originally originally decorative figures for an altarpiece or funeral monument Accidents, notably to the shoulder, left foot and right ankle right ankle of the winged angel, end of drapery on left shoulder left shoulder, detachments and restorations H. 73 and 76 cm Related literature Bieke van der Mark, Artus Quellinus: Sculptor of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, 2025, p. 25, fig. 14 Paul Philippot, Denis Coekelberghs, L'architecture religieuse et la sculpture baroques dans les Pays-Bas méridionaux et la principauté de Liège (1600-1770), Mardaga , 2003 Terracotta from the 17th and 18th centuries, The Van Herck Collection, p. 79 Related works : - Jan-Peter van Baurscheit the Elder (1669 - 1728), Weeping Angel to the right of the base of the funerary monument monument of Abraham van den Greyn, Antwerp, St. Paul's Church. - Artus Quellinus (1609-1668), Dividing wall of the De Graeff family funeral chapel, c. 1651-1652, marble, Amsterdam, Oude Kerk. Both decorative and allegorical, putti are a favorite subject of Baroque sculpture. Flemish Baroque sculpture in 17th-century religious architecture. Often intended to adorn funerary monuments in churches, they are depicted, like our pair afflicted and wrapped in drapery with flowing folds. Their tormented expression expression crystallizes a reflective function on the existential theme of death. Most of the of the greatest Flemish artists of the 17th century gave their interpretation of this iconographic theme. The tearful attitude of our two putti covering their eyes with their hands is reminiscent of works by reminiscent of works by Artus Quellinus (1609-1668) and Jan-Peter van Baurscheit the Elder (1669 - 1728). Expert : Madame Elodie JEANNEST
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