In a post some weeks ago, I discussed a painting where reproductions were for sale already but I couldn't find anything about the original. A reader has now sent me a link to an engraving by Sadeler after Stradanus, showing the same image.
I doubt that the painting now for sale is actually the original Stradanus painting, the quality isn't good enough and it isn't reversed compared to the engraving, but it is nice to find some more info on this, and the probable name of the painter of the original work. The copy is for sale about right now, at Hargesheimer. The confusion whether the work was Italian or Flemish is also understandable with an artist like Stradanus.
UPDATE: it sold for a whopping 9,500 Euro, against an estimate of only 1,200 Euro. Considering that it is most likely a copy after an engraving, and not an original, this seems a very steep price.
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