Property from the De Giey Family Collection
Nicolaes de Gyselaer
A fantastical palace courtyard with Dives in the house of Lazarus
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the De Giey Family Collection
Nicolaes de Gyselaer
Dordrecht 1583–1654/59 Utrecht
A fantastical palace courtyard with Dives in the house of Lazarus
signed and dated on the base of the column, left of centre: ND · GISELAER · F 1627 (ND in ligature)
oil on oak panel
unframed: 48.2 x 68.5 cm.; 19 x 27 in.
framed: 68 x 88.7 cm.; 26¾ x 34⅞ in.
Anonymous sale, Philadelphia, Freeman's, 3 December 2006, lot 6;
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 24 April 2007, lot 221;
Anonymous sale, Brussels, Pierre Bergé & Associés, 18 May 2009, lot 32;
Where acquired by the present owner.
The subject is taken from Luke, chapter 16, verses 19–31, and is a parable upon the futility of riches. The rich man, Dives, feasted every day in his palace and dressed in finery, while the poor Lazarus lay starving outside begging for crumbs, the sores on his legs being licked by dogs. Upon their respective deaths, Lazarus was raised to Abraham's Bosom, while Dives was cast into hell.
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