Lot 686
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANS FRANCKEN THE YOUNGER (1581-1642)
THE ROAD TO CALVARY
The central theme surrounded by a border with corners decorated with scroll, floral and animal details and trompe l'oeil details of saints upon a gilt ground, also vignettes en grisaille of The Nativity, The Judgement of Solomon (?), The Adoration of the Magi and The Flight into Egypt, oil on panel
Central image 38 x 28.5cm. Overall 53 x 41.7cm.
* The theme has frequent interpretations within the oeuvres of the Francken family. A similar composition of the central Calvary theme, assigned to Francken the Elder, is at Ardress House, Co. Armagh
