Vanitas, Oil on Panel, Circle of Vincent Sellaer 'c. 1500-Mechelen, before 1589'

Temptations of San Antonio Abad. Oil on canvas. 17th century, following the model of David Teniers II (Antwerp, 1610-Brussels, 1690). Oil on canvas showing a figurative scene located inside a cave. To the right, you can see a cross standing, supported; to the left, a hut; and in the center of the painting appears an elderly, bearded man, leaning on a table on which there is a ceramic jug and a skull, with an open book at the foot of it. The man looks towards a woman, who points to something outside, and appears accompanied by a large frog and a series of ghostly beings or monsters dressed in brightly colored cloth and clothing. San Antonio Abad or Antonio Magno (251-356) was a Christian monk, considered the founder of the eremitical movement. He was tempted numerous times by the devil while he was in the desert, becoming a subject frequently represented in art (as can be seen in this oil painting). He is represented in a black habit because the Order of the Knights of the Hospital of San Antonio (Hospitals) was placed under his patronage, being the color of the habits of the members of this order (the tau or Egyptian cross was also the symbol chosen by they). David Teniers II or El Joven was a prominent Flemish painter and engraver, son of David Teniers El Viejo or I and father of David Teniers III, much appreciated at the time for his scenes of villagers and common people, his paintings of monkey painters, etc. . He dealt with the theme of the Temptations of Saint Anthony...

Saint Jerome. Oil on slatted panel. Surroundings of KEY, Willem. 16th century. With monogram (illegible) and dated (right ear of the saint). Oil on oak panel showing a thin, elderl...

"Abraham repudiating Hagar". Framed miniature. Ater VAN RIJN, Rembrandt (Leinden, 1606-Amsterdam, 1669), 18th century. It shows a story of Genesis. The story tells that Sara accepte...

Saint Stephen. Oil on canvas. 17th century, following Aegidius Sadeler's engraving (inspired by Jacopo Palma). The figure of the Saint appears in the ...

Antique decorative oil painting on wood panel, belonging to the 17th-century Flemish school. The work depicts the biblical scene of "Susan and the Elders," a recurring theme in Baroq...

A sensational Dutch 17th century Oil on Wood painting in the manner of Frans Francken. The painting depicts the scene of a feast with a young male and female enjoying a feast while musicians are playing music in the background. To the left of the table that are spectators who are turning their heads away from two guards killing a traitor seated at the table. In the background you have architectural buildings and additional figures. At the bottom center is a pet monkey...

A splendid 17th century Flemish painting. Oil on canvas artwork depicting a mythological subject of great charm, Meleager offers the boar's head to Atalanta. The Fates had predicted ...

17th/18th century Flemish old master painting of Saint Jerome in a landscape with objects. Oil on copper. Framed. Light inscription on reverse. Sight: 9 x 7in. Overall: 14 x 12in. Co...