“It is a masterpiece, Christ on the cross, painted in 1613 and then disappeared, which I found in September 2024 during the inventory and sale of a mansion in the 6th district of Paris,” says Jean-Pierre Osenat, chairman of the auction house of the same name on November 30. “It is an extremely rare and incredible discovery that will mark my career as an auctioneer.”
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The work was painted by Rubens at the height of his talent and was authenticated by professor Nils Büttner. Büttner is a specialist in German, Flemish and Dutch art in the 15th and 16th centuries and chairman of Rubenianum, an Antwerp organization near the former studio of the master, who is exclusively involved in the oeuvre of Rubens.
“This is the very first beginning of baroque painting. This painting is a true creed and a beloved subject for Rubens, a Protestant who converted to Catholicism,” continued Osenat, who emphasizes that the work is in a “very good state.” “The authenticity of the work was determined after long -term research and technical examinations such as X -rays and pigment analysis,” it sounds.
Although the painter made many paintings for the church, this masterpiece of 105.5 by 72.5 centimeters was probably intended for a private collector. It belonged to the 19th-century academic painter William Bouguereau and then to the owners of the Paris country house where it was found.