Gaspar Pieter Verbruggen II

Huge 17th century Flemish still-life with flowers and a Bacchus celebration

17th Century Flemish Painting "A bustling scene of fishermen, merchants and visitors in a peaceful and picturesque port village” This intriguing painting offers a wonderful and real...

Dutch 17th century old master portrait of a boy, accompanied by his playful dog, blowing bubbles This captivating portrait shows a young boy who is looking at the spectator with ey...

Jacob Ochtervelt (1634–1682) A joyous celebration with a couple drinking and making merry This painting is an absolute jewel. The intimate scene by Dutch Golden Age master Jacob O...

17th century Old Master painting depicting the Infant Christ with Mary and St. Anne attributed to Nicolas de Liemaker The artist of the present work wonderfully captured the loving gaze of Maria, looking in awe at her child. One can sense the tenderness and love in her eyes. The eyes of Christ appears to be filled with wisdom and love and a finely painted aura crowns his and his mother's heads. St. Anne, Mary's mother, gently holds the infant whilst gazing adoringly at him. The painting is not only a beautiful depiction of Christ and his mother and grandmother, but also a sweet image of the tender bond between a mother's and their children. The vibrant and soft colours of the fabric create a soft cocoon around the figures and seem to further emphasis the beauty and importance of the depicted scenery and its protagonists. Nicolaas de Liemaecker (also spelled as Liemaker or Liemackere) was a Flemish painter born in Ghent in 1601. He was also known under the name Nicolaas Roose. His father was Jacobus de Liemaecker, a painter upon glass. Nicolaas is reported to have been trained by his father and Gaspard de Crayer II (1), an apprenticeship with Otto Van Veen has also been suggested. In 1624 he worked at the Court of the Bishop of Paderborn and for Ferdinand of Bavaria. He later returned to his native city, where he focused on religious and historical paintings. He was a very accomplished and celebrated artist who attained a high rank in his profession. He witnessed the baptisms of Pieter and Janne-Marie Van Hulle...

Wonderful Early 19th-century Still life of different fruits on an earth bank. Very much painted in the same way as George William Sartorius painted his still lives this piece has al...

Francesco Lavagna (active in Naples in the mid-18th century) Title: Pair of Flower Vases Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 98 x 36 cm each - with frame 112 x 50 cm each...

A Rare and Significant Discovery. We are pleased to offer this newly discovered vanitas still life by the enigmatic German artist Johann Andreas von Düwens (?-1716). Titled "Vanitas...

Work on canvas Black wooden frame 37 x 45 x 3 cm