Joseph Francois DUCQ – Saint Cecilia

Saint Cecilia playing lyre, end of XVIII th, beginning of XIX th century.

Oil on canvas depicting Saint Cecilia playing lyre, end of XVIII th, beginning of XIX th century.

Attributed to Joseph Francois DUCQ ( LEDEGEM 1762 – BRUGES 1829)
H.47” x W.39” Canvas.
H.54”3/4 x W.47” x D.5” with frame.
XiX th Century Empire gilt frame in very good condition.
Amazing scene with Saint Cecilia, a lyre, a bow with the arrows in the quiver, typical accessories of Cupid and putti in the allegory of love.

Provenance:
– Emmanuelle- Camille PETRUS – VAN DEN OSTENDE
– Guillaume VAN DEN OSTENDE – Marie DE VOS
– Jules VAN DEN OSTENDE – Irene VAN DER BRACHT
– Paul VAN DEN OSTENDE – Jacqueline BALLIU

According to all these successive members of the family, the artwork would have belonged to Josse-Sebastien VAN DEN ABEELE (1797-1855), Belgian painter, active until his death in 1855, just before being acquired by VAN DEN OSTENDE Family in Belgium.

Our painting shows some similarities with another artwork attributed to Onorio MARINARI (Italian, 1627–1715), depicting Saint Cecilia