"Follower of Joachim Patinir" is workshop or follower of Herri met de Bles, partially after Bosch

Actéon, from France, sells on 16 November 2019 a "Flemish School, ca. 1600, follower of Joachim Patinir" Paradise on Earth, estimated at 5,000 to 6,000 Euro.

The work is probably based on a circular painting of Paradise, dated ca. 1545, and now in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. This is a work by Herri met de Bles (1510-1555), whose work is often confused with that of Joachim Patinir (1480-1524), and who also incorporated motifs reminiscent of Jeroen Bosch.

Here as well, the central tower closely resembles the tower in Bosch' "Heavenly Paradise" (from the Groeningemuseum in Bruges).

Comparing the three fountain towers (Bosch, Bles, and work for sale) clearly shows the many similarities. The work for sale is even closer to the Bosch original than the Rijksmuseum work, but the remainder of the painting (background, trees, ...) is closer to the work by Bles than to works by Bosch.

It isn't good enough though to be by Bles; so probably the work of a close follower, ca. 1560 or so. The estimate may be a bit steep for the quality and condition, but Boschian works always sell better.

UPDATE: sold for a whopping 78,120 Euro (costs included).