"German genrepainter" is a copy after Bassano

Von Zengen sells on 11 June 2016 a "German genrepainter, 1st half 17th century" Farmers at Work, estimated at 1,500 Euro.

It is a copy after Francesco Bassano, "Allegory of Spring" (version from Dulwich Galery shown, Bassano painted multiple versions with slight variations), which was very popular in Flanders and apparently also in Germany at the time.

Engravings by e.g. Raphaël Sadeleer I (one of the many talented engravers from the Sadeleer family) spread the image across Europe and explain the colour differences between the original and many copies.

The painting is probably worth the estimate, but don't expect to buy some unusual German composition, just one of many copies of this (and a few other) Bassano classics.