FLINCK, Govert Teunisz.
(b. 1615, Kleve, d. 1660, Amsterdam)

Parable of the Hidden Treasure

c. 1635
Oil on panel, 71 x 90 cm
Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest

The Parable of the Hidden Treasure is a well known parable of Jesus, which appears in only one of the canonical gospels of the New Testament. The parable illustrates the great value of the Kingdom of Heaven: "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field" (Matthew 13:44).

This painting was executed in the workshop of Rembrandt, most probably by Govert Flinck. The overall design and the landscape parts have traditionally attributed to Rembrandt, the still-life parts to Gerrit Dou.




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