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Jan Victors, born in Amsterdam in 1619, was a Dutch painter of biblical narratives, genre scenes and portraits. Training with Rembrandt has been proposed on stylistic grounds but is not securely documented. His large history paintings particularly favour episodes from the Old Testament. Their expressive figures and narrative construction also reflect Pieter Lastman’s legacy within the painting of Amsterdam.
In rural scenes of the 1650s, this attention shifts towards ordinary actions. A Village Scene with a Cobbler, held by the National Gallery, combines an exchange over a worn shoe with precise material description and observation of human behaviour. Other figures animate the public space in the background. In 1676 Victors travelled to the East Indies in the service of the Dutch East India Company to care for the sick; the exact date of his death remains uncertain.
This profile brings together identity references for Jan Victors and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer
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Oil on canvas
Joseph stellt seinen Vater dem Pharao vor, 1652
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2020-06-24
Published result : 245556 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 40000–60000
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