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Henri Bles, also known as Herri met de Bles and Civetta, developed landscapes in the tradition of Joachim Patinir during the sixteenth century. Cleveland’s Landscape with Saint John the Baptist, around 1540, combines a religious episode in the foreground with a broad expanse of imaginary mountains and harbours. A small owl recalls the painter’s Italian nickname.
In Landscape with Saint Christopher, around 1550, on deposit at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, the saint crosses the water carrying the Child, guided by a hermit’s lantern. The Metropolitan Museum’s Temptation of Saint Anthony, around 1550–1560, is attributed to his workshop. Its fantastic imagery refers to Bosch. This workshop attribution makes a useful distinction between the artist himself and the painters working around him.
This profile brings together identity references for Herri met de Bles and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on oak panel
Die Heilige Familie in einer Landschaft
Öl auf Eichenholz
Catalogue period : 2023-03-22
Published result : 247388 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 30000–40000
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