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Res. Katalogtext: Description in Flemish paintings C. 1600-C. 1800 III, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2010, cat.no. 139: 

Technical notes: The support consists of a single
piece of finely and evenly woven plain plain weave fabric.
Cusping is present along all sides. The canvas has been
lined. The canvas has been evenly grounded. The paint
layer is thin and semi-transparent with opaque colour
applied sparsely. The faces and clothing of the people in
the foreground are rendered with opaque paint. A paint
layer of thinly rendered dark colour is abraded. Under
the dark parts such as the mountain a ground layer can
be seen and under the vegetation in the foreground.
There is also an abraded section of the sky where a light
ground layer is shining through. The painting underwent
conservation treatment in 1938, 1976 and 1996.

Provenance: Martelli 1804, no. 175 (as Jan Miel or
Mathys Bril); KM 1816, no. 867.

Bibliography: Sander III, p. 108, no. 175 (as Jan Miel
or Mathys Bril); NM Cat. 1867, p. 36; Göthe 1887, p.
153; Göthe 1893, p. 191; NM Cat. 1958, p. 124; NM
Cat. 1990, p. 221 (as attributed to Jan Miel).

The motif depicts St. John preaching to a group of listeners
seated on the ground. In the background there
is a mountainous landscape with large trees.
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