Identity crisis or conclusions of grandeur? Foschi’s “Portrait of a Lady” in flux
One need not practice Tibetan Buddhism to grasp the concept of impermance. From the Dalai…
The Freemasons who called themselves pugs
From the Order of Freemasons to the Order of the Pug A grand total of…
Francesco Noletti: Naturalism in light and shadow
Francesco Noletti, called il Maltese, A still life with fruit on a carpet Old Master Paintings auction, 19th April 2016 – Lot 49 Francesco Noletti certainly knew how to keep it real.…
The Fascination of Gold
The Late Bronze Age Shannongrove Gorget in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London attracted Astrid Fialka-Herics’s attention and led her to the subject of gold, probably the most sought-after precious metal of…
The sensational Frans Wouters
See – Taste- Touch They were described by Aristoteles no less – the five senses of human perception. In art history they have long been a popular subject, depicted by among others, Jan…
Going Dutch: the collaboration between Hendrik van Balen I and Jan Brueghel I
A favourite topic of Renaissance artists, Minerva in her bare flesh, and the more conservatively clad Muses make up this wonderful collaborative composition by Hendrik van Balen I and Jan Brueghel I.
Venice forever
The popularity of Venice views in the 19th century was rooted in the Grand Tour phenomenon, which had begun over a century earlier. Wealthy young men from North European countries would set…
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