Overview
- French auctioneer Jean-Pierre Osenat discovered the painting in September 2024 while preparing a 6th-arrondissement mansion for sale.
- Authentication was carried out by German art historian Nils Buttner with a committee of Rubens specialists, following an expert review at Antwerp’s Rubenianum.
- X-ray imaging and pigment analysis supported the attribution, and the painting is described as in very good condition.
- The work depicts Christ on the cross, dates to 1613, measures 105.5 by 72.5 centimeters, and is believed to have been created for a private collector.
- Provenance research suggests earlier ownership by 19th-century painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau before it entered the mansion’s collection.