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Dutch School, 17th Century — Figures making offerings to the gods, before a golden statue of Diana of Ephesus (?)

Dutch School, 17th Century

Figures making offerings to the gods, before a golden statue of Diana of Ephesus (?)

A 17th-century Dutch oil painting on canvas showing figures making religious offerings before a golden statue of Diana of Ephesus, reflecting the Northern European artistic tradition. The work combines classical subject matter with baroque compositional elements.

Medium
oil on canvas
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Auction House · Sotheby's

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Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher

December 3, 2021

Estimate: $5,000 – $7,000

Lot 230

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Dutch School, 17th Century, Figures making offerings to the gods, before a golden statue of Diana of Ephesus (?)

A 17th-century Dutch oil painting on canvas showing figures making religious offerings before a golden statue of Diana of Ephesus, reflecting the Northern European artistic tradition. The work combines classical subject matter with baroque compositional elements.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Baroque, Dutch, Religious, Classical Mythology, 17th Century, Figurative, Oil on Canvas

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