At
Giuzzetti-Collet in Reims, they sell a "Flemish School" "Sacrifice of Isaac" signed Rubens and dated 1620, estimated at 1,200 to 1,500 Euro. It looks indeed to be an "after Rubens", but not a Sacrifice of Isaac but a "Salomé and the head of John the Baptist".
Another version of the same work, "manner of Rubens", was sold at
Christie's Amsterdam in 2011 for 3,125 Euro. This version was slightly smaller and had completely different colors, so perhaps they both were copies after an engraving. This is confirmed by the lot notes of the Christie's version, which says that the (reversed) original is in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
The original is not
described as a Salomé though, but as a "
Head of Cyrus Brought to Queen Tomyris". It is one of those brilliant huge Rubens' paintings, and both copies above pale dramatically in comparison. Then again, so does the price. The one for sale probably isn't worth more than the estimate though, but the subject identification makes it fun to discuss.
