HIERONYMUS JANSSENS
called the dancer
Antwerp - 1624 - 1693
Flemish school
and

JACOBUS FERDINANDUS SAEYS
Antwerp - c. 1638 - Vienna - 1725
Flemish school

AN ELEGANT COMPANY BEFORE A CASTLE
The van Delft family
Oil on canvas
H : 101 cm L : 149 cm
Signed by H. Janssens and J. Saeys
dated 1682
up on the left side
Good state of conservation
Framed
This large painting was maybe order by the van Delft, an important family in Antwerp
On the left side, in the loggia, we see a commemorative monument dedicated
to Jan van Delft ( 1592 - 1662 ) with the text : Soli Deo Gloria - D.O.M. Ex Amore Mortui 
In the garden, some people are walking, others are singing and playing guitar
A black groom, on the left, is bringing fruits and refreshments
The personages are painted by H. Janssens and the architecture by J. Saeys
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