Francesco Noletti: Naturalism in light and shadow
Francesco Noletti, called il Maltese, A still life with fruit on a carpet Old Master…
The Fascination of Gold
The Late Bronze Age Shannongrove Gorget in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London attracted Astrid…
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…
In the (Rococo) painter’s studio with Johann Georg Platzer
A plea to art historians: when you set the table for great Baroque artists at the banquet of art history, be sure to reserve a seat at the head for Johann Georg…
Diamonds are a [insert gender here]’s best friend….
In anticipation of Dorotheum’s jewellery auction in Vienna on the 21st of April, we take a look at that most precious of gemstones, the jewel which lasts “forever:” the diamond. To highlight the…
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