Cornelis van Poelenburgh
The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen

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Artist Cornelis van Poelenburgh (Dutch, 1594/95–1667)Dutch, 1594/95–1667

CultureDutch

Titles

The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen

Datec. 1620–1625

MediumOil on panel

DimensionsPanel: 11 1/8 × 9 1/2 in. (28.3 × 24.1 cm)
Frame (outer): 14 3/4 × 13 1/8 in. (37.5 × 33.3 cm)

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston

Object numberBF.2012.1

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

217 Blaffer Galleries

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Department

Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

Object Type

PAINTING

Provenance[Galerie Sanct Lucas, Vienna, by 1965/66, as by Bartolomeus Breenbergh]; [Christie’s, Amsterdam, November 28, 1989, lot 55, as by Cornelis van Poelenburgh]; [Koller Auktionen AG, Zurich, September 17, 2010, lot 3039, as by a follower of Cornelis van Poelenburch]; [Sotheby’s, London, April 14, 2011, lot 118, as by the circle of Cornelis van Poelenburgh]; [Fergus Hall Master Paintings, Ltd., London]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2012.

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