ADRIAEN VAN STALBEMT (1580 Antwerp 1662) Diana and her nymphs bathing. Circa 1610-20. Oil on wood. 54.5 × 74.5 cm. Provenance: - Henry Goudet Collection, Geneva (as Jan Brueghel the Elder). - Auction Sotheby's, London, 30.10.1996, lot 109. - Auction Sotheby's, London, 16.4.1997, lot 29. - Auction Christie's, Amsterdam, 6 May 1998, lot 104. - European collection. Literature: Klaus Ertz and Christa Nitze-Ertz: Adriaen van Stalbemt (1580-1662). Critical catalogue of the paintings, Lingen 2018, cat. no. 216, p. 340. The depiction of Diana and her nymphs offered here is from Adriaen van Stalbemt's early work, when he was influenced by artists such as Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625), Abraham Govaerts (1589-1626) and Joos de Momper (1564-1635). Stalbemt is known for his landscapes with religious-mythological and allegorical scenes. His family had to emigrate to Holland for religious reasons, but returned to Antwerp around 1609, where Stalbemt became a master in 1610. His earliest training was under the Mannerist influence of the north of the Netherlands. In Antwerp, he was inspired above all by his great role model, Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625), who worked a lot with the young Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) and Hendrik van Balen (1575-1632). The painting offered here is archived in the RKD, The Hague, as an autograph work by Adriaen van Stalbemt. This object marked with * (asterisk) is fully subject to VAT, i.e. VAT will be charged on the hammer price plus buyer's premium. Buyers who present a legally stamped export declaration will be reimbursed the VAT.