Baroque Jewel in Gothic Shrine
Antwerp, Confessional in St Paul’s Church. Confessionnal de l’Église de St Paul a Anvers. With several figures. Color lithograph by François Stroobant (Brussels 1819 – Elsene 1916). Inscribed: F S (18)53 (in reverse) / F. Stroobant del. et lith. / C. Muquardt éditeur. / Imp. Simonau & Toovey, Bruxelles., otherwise in French, German, and English as above 34.4 x 22.3 cm.
Boetticher II/2, 855. – “Belgian architectural painter … known by works and drawings to art history, especially of his homeland. Several drawings lithographed by himself .” So the presemt one , too .
The rich Baroque altars of the former Dominican church just as the carved furnishings, among which
the confessionals with totally 40 life-sized figures
stand out once more ,
reckon among the most beautiful altogether.
Offer no. 15,503 / EUR 148. (c. US$ 201.) + shipping
„ das ‚Haupt-Schwein‘ ist gut … angekommen und gefällt … falls sich weitere Funde … auftun, freue ich mich über Ihre Nachricht “
(Herr W. S., 29. August 2002)