"Cornelis Massys" is another follower of Gillis Mostaert

Horta, from Belgium, sells on 12 December 2017 a "Flemish School, 17th century" Crucifixion, estimated at 700 to 1,000 Euro.

Comparable poor copy of the Mostaert composition

Something closer to the original

More elaborate one

It is attributed on the frame to Cornelis Massys (1508-1556), but this is rightly rejected by the auction house. It is yet another copy of the best-known work of Gillis Mostaert, which I have (with many examples) discussed in a blog post in February 2017.


This copy isn't good enough to be an original by Mostaert, but as an old version of a known work, in good condition and with some interesting details in the background to lift it above the usual Flemish crucifixions, it should easily fetch the estimate and is probably worth 1,200 Euro or so.