Lot 130: Attributed to Albert Jansz Vinckenbrinck (c. 1604-before 1665) Dutch, mid 17th century , a limewood figure of Hercules

measurements note 165cm., 65in.

This just under life-size limewood figure of the standing Hercules exhibits the hallmarks of the work of the wood-modeller Albert Jansz Vinckenbrinck. He was the son of a cabinet maker who became known for his small sculptural objects in boxwood. The present Hercules is particularily noteworthy for its scale. Vinckenbrinck's most famous work is the oak pulpit in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, illustrating the Acts of Mercy. The figure of Goliath in his David and Goliath with Shield-bearer (c. 1648, Amsterdam) is a compelling comparison with the Hercules, particularly in the articulation of the physiognomy and form of the figure. Interestingly, Vinckenbrinck modelled an oak version of Hendrik de Keyser's bronze Erasmus (oak, Rijksmuseum; bronze, Grote Kerkplein).

RELATED LITERATURE
D. Franken Dan, 'Albert Jansz. Vinckenbrinck', Oud-Holland, v (1887), pp. 73-92; J. Leuwenberg and W. Halsema-Kubes, Beeldhouwkunst in het Rijksmuseum: Catalogus (The Hague and Amsterdam, 1973), pp. 192-5, 462; W. Halsema-Kubes: 'Kleinplastiek van Albert Jansz. Vinckenbrinck', Bull. Rijksmuseum., vol. xxxix (1991), pp. 414-25