Lot 145: Cornelis Snellinck (c. 1600 - 1669 in Holland)

Wooded river landscape with the Baptism of the Eunuch, signed at lower left C. Snellinck, oil on panel, 59 x 93 cm, framed, (Wo)

Cornelis Snellinck is a rare Netherlandish landscape painter. In his landscapes, the diagonal influx of light through clusters of tall trees creates a beautiful effect of depth.