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Christine de France, duchesse de Savoi - Franco-Flemish school (17th C.)

17th century

Oil on panel We are grateful to Koenraad Jonckheere for confirming the attribution after inspection of the original. He dates the work to circa 1570. The present portrait of a bearded man, arresting in its intimacy, capturing the contemplative gaze of the sitter, along with the intense naturalism with which his face is rendered, is an outstanding example of the oeuvre of the Antwerp master Adriaen Thomasz. Key. Attired in an expensive and modish ‘Burgundian black’ doublet...

Oil on panel Portrait of a child holding peaches, accompanied by a dog. We are grateful to Fred Meijer for confirming the attribution on the basis of high-resolution photographs. The present portrayal of a silk-robed child, attended by a pedigree puppy and holding a sprig of expensive, exotic fruit, exudes the burgeoning wealth of the mid-17th century Dutch Republic, and is characteristic of the accomplished hand of Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp. The sex of the present child is difficult to determine with certainty, as young boys also were attired in dresses at this time, but the silk bonnet...

Oil on panel Jan van Ravesteyn was described as an outstanding portrait painter by Karel van Mander as early as 1604. After a possible apprenticeshi...

A portrait of a young boy holding a hunting spear and carving words into a tree and A portrait of Johanna van den Brande (1668-1691) - - Nicolaes Maes Oil on canvas The composition of our portrait of a young boy, holds a close resemblance to two other portraits painted by Maes. The first one was to be seen at Woolley and Wallace, in august 2021. It portrayed a young man, older than our boy, in a Japanese rok, also holding a hunting spear and carving words into a tree. The second one is a portrait of Christiaan van...

Oil on panel Signed and dated lower left. Quiringh van Brekelenkam was a Dutch genre painter, who studied under Gerard Dou. As a result, his paintings from the 1640s and 50s are si...

“A portrait of three children, one of them holding a basket of grapes, while another plays the flute” Oil on canvas Housed in a blackened 17th-century frame. We'd like to thank dr...

After the Hunt Jan Josef Horemans the Younger Antwerp 1714 – 1790 Flemish School Signature: Attributed to Jan Josef the Younger Horemans Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Size incl...

After a Good Hunt Kremer Petrus Antwerp 1801 – 1888 Belgian Painter Signature: Signed bottom left Dimensions: Image size 49,50 x 44 cm, frame size 63,50 x 58,50 cm Medium: Oil on panel Biography: Kremer Petrus was born on May 9 in 1801 in Antwerp. He was a Belgian painter of genre scenes with religious and historic context, still lifes and portraits. He studied at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Art, with master teachers and artists Guillaume Herreyns (1743 – 1827) and Mattheus van Bree (1773 – 1839). He perfected himself in Paris, travelled in 1838 Germany, France and Italy where he studied in the museums the pictures of the Dutch and Flemish masters. He excelled in the representation of flowers, poultry and game. Some of his paintings were engraved by English engraver Joseph Brown (1809 – 1887) and other artists. Belgian painter Gustaaf Wappers (1803 – 1874) painted his portrait. Kremer was honoured with several medals at various exhibitions, notably in London in 1929. He exhibited at the Brussels National Exhibition of 1842 “Examination of Don Carlos...

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 ...

Cherubs - Ettore Frattini Italia 2006 - Oil on copper cm.30x50. This delightful oil on copper in Baroque style depicts dancing cherubs, most likely inspired by the allegories with c...

INSIDE SCENE - Oil on canvas painting, Eugenio De Blasi, Italy, 2005 Gold leaf gilded wooden grame cm. 90X130 The painting by Eugenio De Blasi is inspired by the work of David Tenier...

A late 17th/early 18th century Flemish painting measuring 90 x 70 cm without frame and 100 x 80 cm with a contemporary frame. An important characteristic of this painting is its str...