"Attributed to Roeland Savery" copies elements from other Flemish Orpheus paintings

Veritas, from Germany, sells on 18 October 2016 an "Attributed to Roeland Savery" Orpheus and the animals, a small panel (18 by 32cm) estimated at 2,000 to 3,000 Euro.

It copies elements from a similar work by Jacob Hoefnagel. The horse and the deer in front of it are nearly the same.

Of course, Hoefnagel did only copy the composition from Jan Brueghel I from ca. 1600.

The painting for sale has some similarities to the work of Savery (e.g. the eyes of the horse), but acks his refinement and sense of luxury. Some aspects, e.g. the deer, are also completely different to how Savery would paint.

I would call this an anonymous Flemish work from ca. 1650, not really good enough to attribute to any specific master. The estimate seems about right.