Lot 1045 Dα

Like many of his contemporaries, the Flemish painter Frans Wouters was heavily influenced by Peter Paul Rubens. He translated Rubens' monumental style into the more intimate format of cabinet painting. Wouters was active in Antwerp, but later moved to Vienna to become court painter to Ferdinand II. Following the Emperor's death, he became court painter to the Prince of Wales in London, before returning to Antwerp, where he spent the remainder of his life. Wouters painted this Old Testament scene several times in landscape and portrait format.