"Old Master" is a huge partial copy after Joos Goemaere

Campo & Campo, from Belgium, sells on 29 November 2016 an "Old master, 18th century" Christ in the house of Mary and Martha, estimated at 3,000 to 5,000 Euro.

Despite being a very large canvas (147 by 217 cm!), it is still only a partial copy of a work by Joos Goemaere from ca. 1600. I discussed this work at length in May 2016, when another copy of the painting was for sale in Germany. Goemaere has only one painting which is known to be by him, but it was a very popular one. The early equivalent of a one-hit wonder! In the work for sale, only the man in the front right seems to be an added element.


Its main redeeming quality is its massive size, such large works are rare at relatively low prices and may help this one to reach the estimate. But it's nice to see another, somewhat different version of this work.

UPDATE 1: Bernaerts sells on 5 February 2018 another version of the central element of this painting, similar to the one above (but without the added man to the right). This  one is only estimated at 500 to 600 Euro though. At 100 by 136cm, it still is pretty large, and another indication of how popular this image was.

UPDATE 2: Copages (part of Drouot) sells on 11 June 2018 another complete but simplified version, described as German School, 17th century. But it's only 32 by 54 cm, and on parchment! At 2,000 to 3,000 Euro, it is rather expensive though.