Live auction - Lot 8
Large gouache on vellum
[Flemish school]
Joshua commanding the sun to stand still upon Gibeon.
17th c
€ 800 / 1.000
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Lot description
Gouache, 25,5 x 31,5 cm, vellum (some spots, few sm. scratches, few sm. tears on edges).
Mounted on laid paper at lower edge. Framed (studied outside frame).
Large dynamic battle scene. Joshua urged God to halt the sun’s movement in order to give his forces more time to fight by daylight.