Lot 10: Jan Verhoeven , active in Malines 1642 - 1669 Saint Matthew; Saint James the Greater both oil on canvas

a pair, both signed, the former centre left, the latter centre right: ian. verhoeuen. both oil on canvas Quantity: 2

measurements note each: 70.3 by 55.3 cm.

THE PROPERTY OF A DUTCH PRIVATE COLLECTOR
Little is known about the life and work of Johannes Verhoeven, called both Jan and Hans. In 1618 he entered the Guild of Saint Luke, and by 1642 he was recorded as a portrait and history painter in Malines.
It is likely that the present paintings originally belonged to a series of apostles, because a Saint Bartholomew, similarly signed and of identical measurements was sold, London, Philips, 10 July 2001, lot 220.