Portrait Paintings

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This exquisite portrait of a gentleman depicted in a sumptuous black doublet edged with silver and slashed sleeves is an excellent example of the type of portrait fashionable in England and the Low Countries during the 17th century. The confident pose, striking orange sash - the colour of the house of Orange Nassau - and the leather gorget imbue the sitter with a sense of masculinity and power. The profusely decorated costume is of the highest quality and de rigueur of an elite class - the artist has carefully cultivated this portrait to emphasise the sitter’s wealth and standing in the society that he belonged to. The casual pose, with one arm resting on a hip, is much less formal than earlier decades, and it speaks of ‘sprezzatura’ – one’s appearance should not appear laborious, but instead, effortless. The oil on cradled panel portrait can be dated to circa 1650 based on the hairstyle and the attire - small falling collar, short doublet (doublets reduced in size to just below the ribcage in the late 1650’s), and the type of slashed sleeves with the sleeve seams left open to reveal the white fabric. The demand for portraits in the Netherlands was great in the 17th century. Bartholemeus van der Helst was considered to be one of the leading portrait painters of the Dutch Golden Age surpassing even Rembrandt as the most sought-after portraitist in Harlaam. The Dutch Golden Age, roughly spanning the 17th century, was a period when Dutch trade, science, military, and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. Dutch explorers charted new territory and settled abroad. Trade by the Dutch East-India Company thrived, and war heroes from the naval battles were decorated and became national heroes. During this time, The Dutch Old Masters began to prevail in the art world, creating a depth of realistic portraits of people and life in the area that has hardly been surpassed. The Golden Age painters depicted the scenes that their discerning new middle-class patrons wanted to see. This new wealth from merchant activities and exploration combined with a lack of church patronage, shifted art subjects away from biblical genres. Still life’s of items of everyday objects, landscapes, and seascapes reflecting the naval and trade power that the Republic enjoyed were popular. The new wealthy class were keen to have their portraits commissioned and many artists worked in this lucrative field. Such was the popularity of art that everyone had a painting, even the humble butcher, and hundreds of thousands of paintings were produced. By tradition the sitter is Maarten Tromp (1598-1653) who was an Admiral in the Dutch Navy (the reverse of the portrait contains an old handwritten inscription “van Tromp”). Certainly, the distinctive orange sash is similar to those worn by officers of the Dutch army in the Netherlands who served under the Princes of Orange and the House of Nassau. However, it should be noted that the physiognomy differs from other images of Tromp. Tromp was the oldest son of Harpert Maertensz, a naval officer and captain. He joined the Dutch navy as a lieutenant in July 1622 and was later promoted from captain to Lieutenant-Admiral of Holland and West Frisia in 1637. In 1639, during the Dutch struggle for independence from Spain, Tromp defeated a large Spanish fleet bound for Flanders at the Battle of the Downs, which marked an enormous change - the end of Spanish naval power. He was killed in action during the First Anglo-Dutch War in 1653 where he commanded the Dutch fleet in the battle of Scheveningen. Gloves were an absolutely vital accessory and the elaborate pair in this portrait are embellished with threads of silk and precious metals and salmon-coloured lining. He wears only one glove and holds the other, providing an opportunity to better display the cuffs and detail on his right wrist and forearm. The gloves are probably made from the most prized leather which came from Spain, in particular from Cordova. Cordovan leather was tanned with a special vegetal process that left it both highly impermeable and divinely soft. King Charles I, posed in a rather relaxed manner for Daniel Mytens’s portrait in 1631, is wearing gloves and boots in matching Cordovan leather. The hide is thick, but you can see just how supple it is from the way the gauntlet dimples and the long boot legs fold over themselves, rippling and wrinkling at the ankles. Apart from keeping hands warm the use of gloves during the 15th through the 19th centuries were full of symbolism and they were worn regardless of the season. They kept the skin unblemished - soft, smooth hands were considered highly attractive. This combination of necessity and proximity to bare skin made gloves a deeply personal gift and they took on a strong symbolic significance and were regarded as emblematic of fidelity and loyalty for hundreds of years. Such was the importance of their symbolism was that some gloves were never intended to be worn at all. Their luxury made them ideal gifts at court, and so in the 15th and 16th centuries, ambassadors often presented them as symbols of loyalty. Until the mid-19th century, it was customary to give gloves as tokens to guests at weddings and to mourners at funerals. Gentleman often gifted their bride-to-be with a pair of gloves (the obligatory gift) and were handed over at the betrothal and put on display before the wedding took place. It was probably their direct contact with the skin that led to the eroticism of gloves. Not only were pairs often exchanged between lovers, but from the 16th to the 18th centuries, it was common practice to remove one glove and give it as a gift to a favourite. The idea of the item being presented still warm from the wearer’s hand is certainly suggestive. Following the death of King George IV, his executors purportedly found over a thousand mismatched ladies’ gloves among his possessions. The sentiment of a 17th-century poem reveals the popularity of the practice: “Come to our wedding to requite your loves / Shew us your hands and we’ll fit you with gloves.” Such generosity might be pricey for the hosts, but gloves of varying quality could be offered depending on the status of the recipient. Pairs made with the finest Spanish leather might be reserved for immediate family, while coarse sheep’s leather could be distributed among the servants and tradesmen. The apportioning of quality according to class provided a very clear message of the gloves’ intended use. For refined guests, they were decoration; for the lower classes, they were functional. Bartholomeus van der Helst...

Spanish School (16th century) Saint Fermin of Pamplona oil on canvas 40.1/8 x 32.½ in. (102 x 82.5 cm.) Condition: oil on canvas re-lined. Extensive surface dirt and varnish discolouration, craquelure throughout, possible stretcher bar marks. Probable retouches in a 17th century wood frame with painted decoration to corners and central spans. The frame has abrasions and knocks but suits the painting well. There is some shrinkage to some of the paint on the frame. Following some detailed research, we are confident this is a portrait of San Fermin...

A striking portrait of a woman wearing a pink shirt, large hoop earrings, and a flamboyant hat. Presented in a dark-blue painted wooden frame. There is another painting to the revers...

Nikolai MAKAROV (Born in 1952) Ballerina Acrylic painting on canvas mounted on panel Signed lower right 120 x 90 cm 2018

Self portrait is a modern artwork realized by Antonio Feltrinelli in 1930s. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Not signed. Antonio Feltrinelli (Milan, 1887 – Gargnano, 1942) He...

Anna Malinowska is a painter, draftswoman and graphic artist, born in 1965. She graduated from the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts in 1991 in the studio of Prof. Kiejstut Bereźnicki. She...

Antique American school modernist portrait painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1950. Signed . Framed. Image size, 26L x 32H.

Suhas Roy - Radha - 16 x 12 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Canvas Board , 2013 Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Suhas Roy's mystic woman which he calls 'Radha', either Pa...

Artist: Zhixiang Wang 2017 M.F.A- University of Academia Albertina Belle Arti di Torino in Italy. 'Allergies' is a series of artworks that the artist...

Hollis Dunlap's (US based) "Study of Morgan" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude woman, face downturned, with her long dark hair trailing down her porcelain fig...

Original painting on canvas. Hand signed lower front by Fernando Fernandez. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reaso...

No matter what life throws at you to discourage or change your good personality, or change the reflections people see on your Face or identity, one should try to look beyond and ahead of them show a greater and positive impact, and always keep on continue in the same good personality, there will always be great reward ahead. Everyone's disappointment in life always contributes to your journey to success. Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issue by The Galley) - About the Artist Damola Ayegbayo...

Alternate cover for Fortune Magazine February, 1940. Gouache on board. 350x285 mm; 13 3/4x11 1/4. Signed "A. Petrucelli" in lower left image. Tipped t...

Portrait Of Monsieur De Cotte, circa 1710 circle of Hyacinthe RIGAUD (1659-1743) - one of a pair Large circa 1710 French portrait of Monsieur De Cot...

PHILOSOPHER - Oil on canvas diam. cm.26 by Ciro De Rosa, Italy,2011 Gold leaf gilded wooden frame available on request The beautiful Flemish-style oil on canvas painting by the paint...

Scandinavian Family Portrait Artist 18th century 18th Century Scandinavian School Signature: Not signed Medium: Miniature Dimensions: Image size diameter 11 cm, frame size 19 x 16 cm

Three dimensional conceptual painting by contemporary Houston, TX artist Matthew Reeves. The work features a vintage portrait with a painted vibrant blue collar with black canvas str...

America Martin "Shovel and Shellfish" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 22.5" x 18" Framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based Ame...

Artist: Zhixiang Wang 2017 M.F.A- University of Academia Albertina Belle Arti di Torino in Italy. 'Allergies' is a series of artworks that the artis...

"Portrait of Nathalie" Emin Abbasov (b. 1950, Azerbaijan) Oil on cardboard, signed 4 5/8 x 3 1/2 (16 1/2 x 15 1/4 frame) inches Emin Abbasov is classica...

Work on wood Carved wooden frame 41 x 36.5 x 7 cm

Painting oil on panel measuring 40 x 30 cm without frame and 48 x 38 with frame representing a great bishop of the Venetian school from the first half of the 18th century. Very curi...

Oil on canvas Image size: 30 x 25 inches (76 x 63.5 cm) Original gilt swept frame After the death of Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1792, Hoppner was considered by his contemporaries to be England’s most important portrait painter. Having entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1775, by 1785 Hoppner had risen meteorically from painting the gentry to exhibiting portraits of...

Mary Carroll's (US based) "It's Only the Wind" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts a lone house at night with a few lights illuminating its windows. Artist Biogr...

Madonna Of The Harpies, 17th Century Italian School Large 17th Century Italian Old Master depiction of Madonna Of The Harpies, oil on canvas. Magnificent large scale scene of the Madonna accompanied by Saint Bonaventure...

A pair of early 19th century French oil on canvas paintings of a man and woman, probably husband and wife. Neoclassical and Napoleonic in style, these paintings are very well execute...

"Young woman at the piano" - "Junge Frau am Klavier", oil painting on canvas by a Spanish artist Joseph Sintes About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: oil painting Edition : Unique, signed ...

Circle of Pieter Harmensz Verelst 1618 - 1678 Portrait of a Young Man Oil on oak panel Image size: 7 ½ x 5 ¾ inches Dutch ripple frame

Commodo - Maximilian Ciccone - Italia - Oil on canvas, portrait of Roman Emperor Commodo.Mis. cm. 210x120-

François Jean SABLET (Morges, 1745 – Nantes, 1819) Portrait of Jean Claude Pellegrini (1787-1854) Honorary Divisional Inspector of Bridges and Roads. Oil on canvas Monogrammed and dated lower right 30x25cm 1819 Painter of portraits, Jean François Sablet, originally from Morges, born November 23, 1745, is the eldest son of Jacob Sablet (1720–1798), bourgeois of this city, house painter, gilder, art dealer, and Suzanne Dupuis (1722–1775), settled in Lausanne from 1754. In 1767, on June 8, he prepared to leave to “improve in the art of painting” with a viaticum from the Council of Morges and a scholarship from Bern. In Paris, he was a pupil of Joseph-Marie Vien at the Royal Academy (1768–73). In 1772, he was joined by his younger brother Jacques, who in 1776 left for Rome to pursue a brilliant career there. François, he remains in Paris, goes almost unnoticed there having neither competed, nor received a prize, nor even exhibited. In 1774, he signed and dated the Portrait of the Count of Artois, as Colonel-General of the Swiss and Graubünden. In 1777, he married Marie Madeleine Borel, daughter of a wood merchant, and settled near the Quinze-Vingt at the Bastille, as a portrait painter. He entered the Masonic lodge of Celestial Friendship and therefore enjoyed a certain notoriety. He executed the portrait of Charles-Henri, Comte d'Estaing, engraved by Charles-Etienne Gaucher (1779). In 1781, L. Perrot reproduced two of his works from the cabinet of Madame de Saint-Maurice, Childhood in the Countryside and Visit to the Nurse, for the philanthropic society founded in particular by Louis d'Affry, captain of the Swiss Guards. . In addition to the fact that these subjects denote an ideal of benevolence under the aegis of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, they testify to relations with the Swiss milieu. Finally, the format and quality of two large full-length portraits Vestal pouring incense (1781) and the Offering to Hymen (1783) reflect her favor in society on the eve of the Revolution and, although in shadow, he is able to build life annuities. From this first stage are dated two sketchbooks in black chalk and red chalk of characters, interior scenes, theatrical evocations, including the Vestal Virgin pouring incense. He also signed a series of wash illustrations relating to mythology and other subjects taken from Ovid. In 1789, the political climate suddenly darkened, the amateurs left, dragging the artists with them. François Sablet took the road to Switzerland and, in January 1792, joined his brother in Rome, a genre painter in Italian costumes and portraits in nature called "conversation pieces", models from which François was to draw inspiration. François spent the summer in Genzano in the Roman countryside, where he also devoted himself to landscape and popular costumes. Beat d'Hennezel, their compatriot, evokes the evenings at the Sablets' with their artist friends, busy drawing portraits while exchanging heated remarks on the political situation. However, the events in Paris had repercussions in Rome. In January 1793 the French representative was assassinated, the French and other French speakers...

The piece is an illustration of the beauty and strength of an African woman. Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, this is not a print or other t...

Portrait of Sir Charles Forbes of Edinglassie, Oil on canvas. The size of the portrait is 75 cm x 59.5 cm whilst overall the size is 106 cm x 91 cm In very good condition.There has been some restoration/overpainting etc.There is some minor craquelure. Housed in a period gilt frame decorated with acorns and leaves Overall a good portrait, circle of a fine scottish artist , with an interesting sitter, his details below. sir Charles Forbes of Edinglassie Sir Charles Forbes, 1st Baronet (1774–1849) was a Scottish politician, of Newe and Edinglassie, Aberdeenshire. Forbes was the son of the Rev. George Forbes of Lochell. He was a descendant of Alexander Forbes of Kinaldie and Pitsligo, and was in 1833 served heir male in general to Alexander Forbes, 3rd lord Forbes of Pitsligo, father of Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo, attainted in 1745. Forbes was of a bluff but kindly nature, diffident as to his own merits, of a straightforward and manly character. On the death of his uncle in 1821 Forbes succeeded to the entailed estates of the Forbeses of Newe, and was created a baronet by patent in 1823.[1] He married in 1811. His daughter, Elizabeth, married General, Lord James Hay, second son of the seventh Marquess of Tweeddale. Sir Henry Raeburn FRSE, RA, RSA (1756-1823) Scottish portrait painter and Scotland's first significant portrait painter since the Union to remain based in Scotland. He served as Portrait Painter to King George IV in Scotland Raeburn had all the essential qualities of a popular and successful portrait painter. He was able to produce a telling and forcible likeness; his work is distinguished by powerful characterisation, stark realism, dramatic and unusual lighting...

PHILOSOPHER - Oil on canvas diam. cm.26 by Ciro De Rosa, Italy,2011 The evocative portrait of Ciro De Rosa portrays an elderly man with a beard on a Flemish background, light is the ...

Portrait Of Lady Mary Villiers, later Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (1622-1685), As Saint Agnes, 17th Century after Anthony VAN DTCK (1599-1641) Portrait Of Lady Mary Villiers, later Duchess of Richmond and Lennox, As Saint Agnes, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and condition three quarter length seated portrait of the Duchess as Saint Agnes holding a palm leaf, accompanied by the lamb and wearing a white satin dress...

William Nelson’s latest body of work, titled Pretty, Desirable, Delightful, Dangerous, invites us into a dynamic world of glamour and mystery, rich with symbolism, history, and intri...

Fotiadou depicts a surreal image of a skull-headed lady wearing Elizabethan attire, holding in one hand a flower, and the other an hourglass. Queen Elizabeth was the last of the Tudor monarchs...

Sheri mixes traditional techniques with modern western aspects. Her intense colors free the imagination and embody wonder and beauty through the female form. Soft smiles with momentary looks are subtle yet well-defined and brought together concisely and pointedly. "Amber and Turquoise" embodies what Sheri is all about. A beautiful young woman's blue dress takes over as it transforms into an impressionistic background of amber colors. Her curly red hair frames her beautifully painted face as she begins to realize her matching blue pearl necklace...

"Jennifer", portrait of a woman with long brown hair and a blue dress with bouquet of flowers in a green vase, vintage 1970s original painting by Marcel Ronay...

Erato, Goddess Of Art Science & Literature, 18th Century Signed L Bonet 76 Huge 18th Century French School Old Master depiction of Erato goddess of Art, Science & Literature, oil o...

This is a one of a kind original surrealist portrait painting by San Diego artist, Christopher Polentz. It's dimensions are 9.25"x17.5"x1". It is m...

Grant Gilsdorf's "Remix’D-5 (Grape Soda)" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a Black female model eclipsed by ancient Greek sculpture...

Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) Tania Rivilis began painting at the age of 27, after moving to Germany from Russia in 2012. Working hard on technique and creati...

Giovanni Bernardo Carbone (Genoa, 1616 - 1683), workshop Portrait of a gentleman in armor with battle scene in the background Oil on oval canvas (117 x 105 cm. - In gilded frame 124...

Woman is an original modern artwork realized by Eliseu Visconti (1866-1944) in 1930. Mixed colored oil painting. Hand signed and dated on the lower margin.

Venus Warning Adonis, 16th Century school of Paolo Veronese (1528-1588) Huge 16th century Italian Venetian School Old Master depiction of Venus & Ado...

Master miniaturist, Beth de Loiselle's realistic oil 1" x 2" oval miniature painted on ivorine of England's popular dog the Skye Terrier is exquisitely d...

A delicately-observed, three-quarter length oil portrait of a young woman in society, fashionably dressed in a pinch-waisted, embroidered chiffon ball-gown and wearing a gold pendant and teardrop earrings with tea roses in her hair; the subject shown gazing towards the viewer with candor and good humor. Displayed in a period, black-walnut frame with period gilt liner. Danish School...

Ifeoluwa Alade ( Nigeria based) "Untitled" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts a female model with colorful butterflies and a dark background. Artist bio: Ifeol...

Don Lorenzo De Suarez, dated 1494 Spanish Court Portrait Large Spanish School Old Master portrait of Don Lorenzo De Suarez, dated 1494, oil on canvas. ...

Work on canvas Golden wooden frame 68 x 50 x 4 cm

Artist/ School: French School, indistinctly signed, dated 1910 Title: Portrait of a man seated in a library room of books. Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas...

Giacomo is one of the best works by the artist Marco Fariello realized in 2021. It is an academic drawing of a portrait. It is realized with oil on ca...

Head wrap is about precolonial African during Transatlantic Slave Trade, one of the few cultural pieces Africans were able to drag to the Americas were head ...

Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Audrey Hepburn Icon XII" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso Year: 2022 Medium...

The underlying body of work is an exploration of texturizing distortion as a language of expression. The works explore an awaking of an Afrocentric consciousness connected to gender,...

The two works are for sale together. Together they are more meaningful. The two figures are side by side, looking at each other. Each work is 92X73 cm. If it is desired to be exhibited together, the frame of one is slightly larger than the other. However, the canvas dimensions are exactly the same size. If desired, the frame can be changed. The work is oil on canvas. The artist does not use white paint on white areas. That is the nature of the artist. More information is right below. Ömer Kaleşi...

"Liusana" Oil Painting 59" x 47" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube. A look through Dmitriy’s designs reveals a gl...