Nicolaes De Giselaer - The Cleansing of the Temple 1622

Cleansing of the Temple by Nicolaes de Giselaer, signed and dated 1622
 
Nicolaes de Giselaer was born in 1583 in Dordrecht. He was a renowned Dutch painter and draftsman specializing in architectural paintings and, in particular, church interiors. Within his oeuvre, the present painting is a particularly large and well-preserved example of his skill. His currently known oeuvre is small, with only a small number of recorded works, amongst which around fifteen church interiors and palaces. Therefore we are very happy to be able to offer this fully signed painting by him. Some of his other works can be found in the collections of the Centraal Museum in Utrecht and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. 
 
Oil on canvas measures ca. 111 by 82 cms and with the frame ca. 141 by 112cms. 
 
Provenance:
private collection Italy (as attributed to Pieter Neeffs)