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"The Death of Sapphira" by Ambrosius Francken. SaintJean cathedral in Besancon, France. Photo by Yves Sancey, FrancheComté region, Inventory and Heritage, ADAGP, 1998.
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This paper focuses on a technical examination and structural treatment of the 17th century Flemish panel painting “The Death of Sapphira” by Ambrosius Francken II. The panel belongs to the Office of Public Works and is displayed in Dublin Castle, Ireland. The technical and stylistic examination and conservation of the painting were carried out in 2...
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... painted scene seems to have been very popu- lar around 1620s as two similar versions still exist. One is exhibited in the National Museum in Krakow, Poland (inventory number MNK XII-A-873) ( Figure 2). According to the museum's online catalogue [3], the artwork is attributed to the unknown Antwerp painter from the circle of Ambrosius Francken I and was created around 1600. The panel consists of single board and measures 48 x 64 cm and it was executed in grisaille technique with oil paints. The other painting whose icono- graphy is very similar is displayed in the Saint- Jean cathedral in Besançon, France (Figure 3). According to the General Inventory of Cultural Heritage [4], the painting was first attributed to Tintoretto, then to Jacob de Backer and finally to Ambrosius Francken. Unfortunately the catalogue doesn't specify if the painting is attributed to Ambrosius Francken I or II. This panel painting executed in oil technique is much bigger than the two others and measures 212 x 255 ...
