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Period: 16th Century
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Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Jerome
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Felice Pinariccio, known as Le Lasagna (active in Bologna during the 1560s-1570s)
Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Jerome
Pen and brown ink, brown wash heighte...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Europe
Materials
Ink
Beautiful Renaissance Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful Renaissance Carved Walnut armchair
Origin : Italy
Period : 16th century
Dimensions:
Height: 114 cm Seat height: 52 cm
Widt...
Category
16th Century Antique Europe
Materials
Walnut
Portrait Lady Pulzone Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16th Century Italian Roma
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Scipione Pulzone, called Il Gaetano (Gaeta 1544 - Rome 1598) - workshop of
Portrait of Bianca Cappello (Venice, 1548 - 1587) Grand Duchess of Tuscany, second wife of Francesco I de 'Medici
Second half of the 16th century
oil on canvas, cm. 70 x 56 cm., Framed 103 x 87 cm.
The proposed painting illustrates the portrait of Bianca Cappello (Venice, 1548 - 1587), a noblewoman of Venetian origins, second wife of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Francesco I de 'Medici, whose expressive power is wisely highlighted by the composite cut of light three quarters, with the head and gaze directed at the observer. The beam of light coming from her right brings out the volumes of her face plastically and lingers on her features, highlighted by the large white lace ruff that surrounds his neck and by the details of her precious clothing.
Bianca wears a dark red dress, perhaps a zimarra, embroidered in gold with a plunging neckline and a raised collar of the shirt curled in a ruff and also edged with precious lace, embroidered with the motif of the Florentine lily.
The favorite jewels of the noblewoman were pearls: we see them on a choker that adorns the neckline, in the earrings and again in the hairstyle, which sees the hair gathered at the nape of the neck and adorned with a string of small black pearls and embellished with a clasp.
It is a high-quality painting that can be confined to the workshop of the painter Scipione Pulzone called Gaetano, representing at best a pictorial genre, that of portraiture, in which the master excelled. This attribution would be confirmed by comparisons with the numerous portraits that Pulzone dedicated to the Medici family.
Our painting, in particular, could represent one of the versions that the workshop has replicated, at the request of the numerous art collectors who wish to have a portrait of one of the most influential personalities of the Florentine scene.
The characters drawn by Pulzone were icons of incomparable elegance: noblewomen, knights and religious lent their faces to the eye of the artist who was able to grasp every meticulous detail with his superb technique. A photographic wealth and surprising material attention that trace the pictorial prototypes of Flemish inspiration, in particular of Antonis Mor...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Europe
Materials
Oil
16th Century By Circle of Giovan Battista Moroni Portrait of Woman Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Giovan Battista Moroni (circle of) (Albino, Italy, 1520 – 1580 ca.)
Title: Portrait of a woman
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: without frame 46 x 40 cm - with frame 55.5 x 50.5 cm
Antique shaped and gilded wooden cassetta frame.
Publications: unpublished.
The present portrait shows an adult woman, no longer young, as can be seen from her slightly blistered cheeks, but not elderly either. The suspicious and veiledly inquisitive gaze is well matched by the elegance of her extremely fashionable black clothes...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Europe
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Antique Jingdezhen Wanli Period Chinese Porcelain Kraak Dish
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Large late Ming dynasty Wanli period blue and white kraak ware export porcelain deep charger. Decorated in the centre within an eight-pointed medallion wi...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Europe
Materials
Porcelain
Gothic oak sculpted panel from the 16th century, Belgium
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 16th century / wooden sculpted panel / oak / Gothic / Rustic / Antique
A panel in oak wood enriched with Gothic graphic carvings. Hand carved in Belgium in the 16th centur...
Category
16th Century Belgian Gothic Antique Europe
Materials
Oak
16th Century Antique Engraving by Sadeler Johann I "The beheading of St. Paul"
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful 16th century antique engraving with walnut briar frame. "The beheading of St. Paul" was engraved by Sadeler Johann I. Perfect conditions.
The Sadelers were a family of Flem...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Europe
Materials
Paper
15th century Very special antique Tibetan Buddha statue in Bhumisparsha Mudra
Located in DEVENTER, NL
The early antique bronze Thai Buddha statue is a captivating and historically significant artifact originating from Tibet. Crafted from bronze, this statue stands at 19.6 cm in heigh...
Category
16th Century Thai Antique Europe
Materials
Bronze
Large Sculpture of the Virgin Mary from the 16th Century Dimensions: 98x35x25 cm
Located in Madrid, ES
This majestic sculpture of the Virgin Mary, created in the 16 th century, is a unique piece of sacred art that stands out for its impressive detail and the beauty of its form. Crafte...
Category
16th Century Antique Europe
Materials
Fruitwood
A Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Polychrome Porcelain Dish, circa 1620
Located in London, GB
A large Chinese Ming Dynasty polychrome porcelain dish, circa 1620.
Late Ming Dynasty.
Painted in turquoise, black and red enamels with a central 'Split Pagoda' pattern scene, the cavetto with four landscape vignettes alternating with stylised seals.
Many Mid-Century studio potters were inspired by the shapes and designs of ancient Chinese and Ming pottery.
We believe this dish is a good example of this, which is why it will fit with both antique and modern interiors, making it the perfect cross-collecting piece.
See Bonhams Lot 168 from Asian Art sale...
Category
1620s Chinese Ming Antique Europe
Materials
Porcelain
Very large 16th-century rustic oak chest/ coffee table/ sideboard
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered is this large and impressive 16th-century rustic oak chest, which can also serve very well as a coffee table, TV stand, hallway furniture, or toy/storage chest. Large, heavy,...
Category
16th Century Antique Europe
Materials
Wood, Oak
Fountain - Etching - 16th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Fountain is an original etching realized in the late 16th century.
The State of preservation is very good.
Hand-watercolored.
The artwork represents t...
Category
16th Century Europe
Materials
Etching
The Flight into Egypt 17th century engraving after Rubens by Lucas Vorsterman
By Peter Paul Rubens
Located in London, GB
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Lucas Vorsterman (1595 - 1675) after Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640)
The Fligh...
Category
1620s Realist Europe
Materials
Engraving
Elizabethan Burmese ruby Fleur-de-lis ring, circa 1575
Located in London, GB
Elizabethan Burmese ruby Fleur-de-lis ring. Set with five table cut natural unenhanced Burmese rubies in closed back quatre-foil settings, to an impressive fleur-de-lis design featuring intricately carved goldwork and closed backholing, leading to trumpeting shoulders with engraved circular detailing and flowing through to a flat ridged shank. Tested yellow gold, circa 1575, accompanied by Gemmological Certification Services report #5783-0867.
This ring is recorded with the Portable Antiquities...
Category
16th Century Antique Europe
Materials
Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold
16th Century by Bernardino Detti Face of Christ Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Bernardino Detti (Pistoia, Italy, 1498 - 1572)
Title: Face of Christ
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: without frame 41 x 32 cm - with frame 47 x 55.5 cm
Antique box frame made of solid wood and walnut burl.
Publications: unpublished
The painting by Bernardino Detti (1498 - 1572) depicts the face of Jesus...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Europe
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Amazing and Rare 16th Century Panel Moorish composition
Located in Madrid, ES
Amazing and Rare 16th Century Panel Moorish composition
28cm x 28cm
good condition
Category
16th Century Saudi Arabian Moorish Antique Europe
Materials
Porcelain
Large rare antique statue of Saint Eligius, France ca. 1550
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1550 / statue Saint Eligius / Antique / reliques
Religious statue of Saint Eligius from the 16th century in full wood found in France. This very rare find has a beautiful patina due to its old age. The hand and staff are missing. A true treasure and historical piece. The intricate carvings on the robe showcase the artisan's talent, with every fold. The natural wood grain adds a touch of warmth and authenticity to this unique piece of relic art...
Category
16th Century French Gothic Antique Europe
Materials
Wood
Element of an Outdoor Carved Woodwork Showing a Salamander from a Normand House
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This carved oak woodwork was probably placed on the facade of the house, close to the roofing framework of a Norman house. The sculptor had depicted the salamender frontview in a sty...
Category
16th Century French Gothic Antique Europe
Materials
Oak
Wooden Chest Carved with Two Crenellated Towers
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
WOODEN CHEST CARVED WITH TWO CRENELLATED TOWERS
ORIGIN: SOUTH WEST OF FRANCE
PERIOD: 16th CENTURY
Height: 64,5 cm
Length: 124 cm
Depth: 53 cm
Chestnut wood
Good condi...
Category
16th Century Antique Europe
Materials
Chestnut
Whitby Harbour In The Moonlight, 19th Century Louis Hubbard GRIMSHAW (1870-1943)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Whitby Harbour In The Moonlight, 19th Century
attributed to Louis Hubbard GRIMSHAW (1870-1943)
19th Century view of Whitby Harbour in the moonlight, oil on panel by Louis Grimshaw...
Category
16th Century Europe
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Italian School, late 16th century - Head of a Man and Écorché Studies of Arms
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Italian School, late 16th century
Head of a Man and Écorché Studies of Arms
Red chalk on laid paper,
21 x 11 cm
Provenance:
Collection of Michael Jaffé CBE (1923–1997), English art historian and Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Private collection, France
This drawing, attributed to the Italian School of the late 16th century, demonstrates the influence of Michelangelo’s approach to anatomy and expression. The sheet combines two distinct studies: an anatomical rendering of arms in the écorché technique, focusing on the musculature and skeletal details, and a head of a man, drawn with careful attention to light and shadow. The use of red chalk lends the work warmth and immediacy, qualities often associated with Renaissance studies of the human form.
The écorché studies reflect the Renaissance fascination with anatomy as both an artistic and scientific pursuit. The detailed depiction of the musculature suggests the artist’s interest in understanding the mechanics of the body, a practice heavily influenced by Michelangelo’s drawings...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Europe
Materials
Chalk
Single Marble Column Fragment in the Roman Style
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A 16th century roman style marble column fragment circa 1550. This Solomonic marble column is mounted onto a bespoke steel base. A fascinating, ...
Category
16th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Europe
Materials
Marble, Steel
Draped Woman Holding A Branch
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
CARLO URBINO
(Crema 1525 - after 1585)
Draped Woman Holding a Branch
Pencil and brown ink on laid paper
13.6 x 7.7 cm
16th century
Mounted on 20th-century paper
Handwritten inscri...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Europe
Materials
Ink
Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Pikier, Mid 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands
Amsterdam
Circa 1625 – 1650
A blue and white Dutch tile with a decoration of a Dutch soldier from the period of the 80 Years War. This soldier could be a member of t...
Category
1620s Dutch Baroque Antique Europe
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Gothic sculpted panel in oak from the 16th century, Belgium
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 16th century / wooden sculpted panel / oak / Gothic / Rustic / Antique
A panel in oak wood enriched with Gothic graphic carvings. Hand carved in Belgium in the 16th centur...
Category
16th Century Belgian Gothic Antique Europe
Materials
Oak
Taoist bronze figure China, Ming dynasty, 16th century
Located in Milano, IT
In the heart of ancient China, within the resplendent Ming dynasty, a masterpiece was cast in bronze, a testament to a culture steeped in mysticism and spirituality. This Taoist bron...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Europe
Materials
Bronze
Rare Ca 1600 Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Kosometsuke Incense Box Fruit
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
Size does matter is what they say. That also means small size matters! This lidded box is 5.5cm in length and is so sweet in our opinion. In the shape of what seems to be a fruit and with a nice butterfly scene.?
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It's 17th century chinese porcelain...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Europe
Materials
Porcelain
De Humana Physiognomonia
Located in Roma, IT
De Humana Physiognomonia - Libri IIII
Original Title: Io: Bap-tistae Portae Neapolitani. De Hum. Physiognomonia. Libri IIII. Ad Aloysium Card. Estensem
Vici Aequensis, Apud Iosephum Cacchium, 1586. Vol. In-4° / cm. 32x22
272 pp (typographic mystake for page 265 indicated as 272 an vice-versa)
Circulation: Rare First Edition
Format: In-4°
Pages: 272
Cover on ancient parchment, with title in ink (ancient calligraphy) on spine and “archivistic” decorations in leather and rope on same spine. Binding restored using original contemporary cover.
Frontispiece fully engraved with portrait of author within an imaginary composition; portrait of Cardinale d’Este, whom the work is dedicated to, follows with full page engraving.
Includes 85 engravings 4 of which full page, showing human physiognomies compared to animals’ in order to demonstrate the relationship between physical aspects and moral features.
Good and clean copy, in a nice state. Black stain on p. 97 and minor tear on p. 198. Some whitening on 3-4 pages which do no affect reading.
Rare first edition of a pillar of modern anthropology, and one of the most popular essays of Italian Renaissance, with important influence during the following 300 years.
First book to be printed in Vico Equense...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Europe
Materials
Paper, Engraving
Welcome Refreshment by Gerard Portielje
By Edward Antoon Portielje
Located in Ongar, GB
Oil on panel titled Welcome Refreshment' byBelgian artist Gerard Portielje 1856-1929. Born in Antwerp, the son of a painter Jan Portielje.
He has pro...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Europe
Materials
Paint
Large Gothic chest strongbox
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A verry rare and quite large Gothic chest in untouched condition. Strongbox like these where made for the safekeeping of money, important documents and pr...
Category
16th Century Italian Gothic Antique Europe
Materials
Iron
16th Century Italian Armchair with Carved and Gilded Friezes, Firenze
Located in Prato, IT
Florence, late 16th century
Restored
New padding
Typical Renaissance Florentine "Seggiolone"
Dimensions: cm W66 x D63 x H140.
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Europe
Materials
Walnut
John Fox Solid Silver 1577 London
Located in London, GB
A solid silver piece marked "John Foxe 1577 London" would be an extraordinary artifact from the Elizabethan era. However, it's important to clarify some historical context and potent...
Category
16th Century Antique Europe
Materials
Silver
Adoration Magi Jan Van Der Straet Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16th Century
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Jan Van der Straet, known as Giovanni Stradano (Bruges 1523 - Florence 1605), Workshop of
The Adoration of the Magi
late 16th century - early 17th century
oil painting on canvas
Mea...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Europe
Materials
Oil
Plitman Banquet Chair
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The Plitman banquet chair is a mahogany dining chair hand carved in the Chippendale style and upholstered with client’s own fabric.
Bespoke sizing, d...
Category
16th Century British Neoclassical Antique Europe
Materials
Mahogany
Rare 16th Century Nuremberg Box
Located in Madrid, ES
Rare 16th century Nuremberg box
In iron, measurements: 13 x 18 x 12 cm
Good condition.
Category
16th Century German Baroque Antique Europe
Materials
Iron
Antique Japanese Black Lacquered Table Cabinet
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Japanese Black Lacquered Table Cabinet, having a quality lacquered lift off lid above 4 drawers with original handles, containing ...
Category
16th Century Antique Europe
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Cascale, Map from "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" - by F. Hogenberg - 1575
By Franz Hogenberg
Located in Roma, IT
Braun G., Hogenberg F., Cascale, from the collection Civitates Orbis Terrarum, Cologne, T. Graminaeus, 1572-1617.
Good conditions expect tue usual central fold.
The “Civitates Orbis...
Category
16th Century Europe
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Bremen, Map from "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" - by F.Hogenberg - 1572-1617
By Franz Hogenberg
Located in Roma, IT
Braun G. and Hogenberg F., Brema, from the collection "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", Cologne, T. Graminaeus, 1572-1617. Image dimensions: 10.5 x 23.5 cm. Dimensions: 15 x 26 cm.
Very f...
Category
16th Century Europe
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Early 16th Century Stone Carving - 'The Death of a Prelate'
Located in Basildon, GB
An Early 16th Century Stone Carving with polychrome : 'The Death of a Prelate'. The enthroned figure of a Bishop surrounded by attendants and surmounted by celestial angels.
Category
16th Century European Gothic Antique Europe
Materials
Stone
Bronze Pax or Pax Board, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Paper holder bronze. 16th century.
Portapaz made of bronze with a flat handle in "that" on the back that presents a decoration in light relief framed in an architectural composition of classic taste. Under the columns of the sides two heraldic shields are presented; the center shows a Birth of Christ under a winged dome with heads of winged angels in the corners; flanked by two birds, at the top and under a semicircular arch, is the bust of Saint Dominic...
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Europe
Materials
Bronze
16th Century French Walnut Cabinet with Marble Inlays
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
On the left post of the lower body, is written the date 1596 in a cartouche
This cabinet has two bodies. The upper part, set back, is moulded and carved. At the bottom, the cabine...
Category
16th Century French Renaissance Antique Europe
Materials
Walnut
Liu Hai Kosometsuke Antique Chinese Ming Dynasty Plate Porcelain, 16/17th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Beautiful dish in blue and white. This is a Jingdezhen made dish made for the Japanese market. Kosometsuke. Central scene of Liu Hai and the toad.
No mark
Ad...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Europe
Materials
Porcelain
Oak Renaissance Cabinet, 1600 Unikat
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Cabinet We present you a unique Renaissance Cabinet from the sixteenth century, Kabinet comes from Germany. It is made of oak. Cabinet is a box furniture, it consists of an upper c...
Category
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Europe
Materials
Oak
16th century Venetian Cabinet Lacquered Wood "Persian style" collectible
Located in Pistoia, IT
Exceptional lacquered and gilded wooden cabinet, Venice, last quarter of the 16th century.
The architectural facade is centered on a gable supported by columns reminiscent of ancient...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Europe
Materials
Wood
Cassone Marriage Chest Italian Marquetry Coat of Arms Gilded Renaissance L73.5"
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A late-16th Century, Museum Quality, Italian Walnut & Fruitwood Marquetry Marriage Chest with a Coat of Arms & Retaining Traces of the Original Gilded Decoration
- Exceptionally rar...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Europe
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Wooden Made Crucifixion of Jesus, Italian Manufacture, Late XVI Century
Located in Roma, IT
Crucifixion of Jesus is an original wood sculpture realized at the end of the XVI century.
Rare sculpture in lacquered and painted wood (lacque...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Europe
Materials
Wood
16th century Neapolitan nativity scene in gilded and marbled frame
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional 16th-century Neapolitan nativity scene, framed by a gilded frame with elegant marbled details in shades of green. The exquisitely decorated frame lends depth and prestige...
Category
16th Century Baroque Europe
Materials
Precious Stone, Wood, Wax, Other Medium
Circle of Maarten de Vos, Christ Mocked
Located in Milan, IT
Workshop of Maarten de Vos (Antwerp, 1532 - December 4, 1603)
Christ mocked
Oil on panel, 63 x 50 cm
Framed, 80 x 100 cm
The artist responsible for the execution of this painting...
Category
16th Century Other Art Style Europe
Materials
Canvas, Oil
View of La Rochelle - Etching by G. Braun and F. Hogenberg - Late 16th Century
By Franz Hogenberg
Located in Roma, IT
This View of La Rochelle (ancient name: Rochel) is an original etching realized by George Braun and Franz Hogenberg as part of the famous Series "Civitates Orbis Terrarum".
The “Civ...
Category
16th Century Europe
Materials
Etching
The Lamentation of Christ, Italy, 16th century; oil on panel
Located in Brescia, IT
Description
The mourning of Christ
Oil on Board
cm 47,5x65,5
The panel can be traced to a sixteenth-century artist and active along the Adriatic route. The old attribution, referrin...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Europe
Materials
Wood
Rare antique Ming Dynasty Period Painting With Flowers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large Ming dynasty period painting, China 1365-1644.
Oil or tempera painted on thin canvas (or silk), mounted on wood. The painting displays a vase of...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Europe
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Study for a fresco
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Attributed to Francesco PENNI (1488 – 1528)
Study for a fresco
Pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white on prepared paper
14 x 12 cm
On the mount, handwriting inscriptio...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Europe
Materials
Ink
Portrait Of Eleanor Of Toledo, Duchess of Florence (1522-1562)
By Agnolo Bronzino
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Eleanor Of Toledo, Duchess of Florence (1522-1562), 16th Century
after AGNOLO BRONZINO (1503-1572)
16th century Italian Old Master court portrait of Eleanor Of Toledo, Duchess of Florence, oil on panel. Excellent quality and condition early portrait of the young Spanish noblewoman...
Category
16th Century Europe
Materials
Oil, Panel
Antique Wanli Ming Chinese Porcelain Horse Kraak Plate of High Quality
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Ming dynasty Jiajing or Wanli period blue and white kraak plate with a Horse. Nice decoration
Jingdezhen to the World and Kraak Porcelain - Jorge Welsh.
...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Europe
Materials
Porcelain
Small Maiolica Plate, Urbino District, 1533-1555
Located in Milano, IT
Maiolica plate (tondino)
Urbino district, Casteldurante or Pesaro, 1533-1555
It measures: diam. 7.48 in (19 cm), foot diam. 2.75 in (7 cm), height 1.0...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Europe
Materials
Maiolica
Façon De Venise or Venetian Wine Glass, 16th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
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The flared trumpet bowl set on...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Europe
Materials
Glass
Exceptional Renaissance Cabinet from Lyon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional Renaissance Cabinet from Lyon
Origin: Lyon, France
Period: 1540-1580, Second French Renaissance
Measures: Height: 188 cm
Length: 132 cm
...
Category
16th Century Antique Europe
Materials
Walnut
Frans Franken III 16th Century Oil on Wood, Adoration of the Magi, Painting
By Frans Franken the Younger
Located in IT
Frans Franken III and aid, Adoration of the Magi
Good condition
The oil painting on wood, with a gold background, depicts an Adoration of the Magi. The Magi are dressed in sumptuous silk and brocade dresses; they wear precious hats and jewelery. The richness of their garments is in contrast with the humility of the Holy Family and of the other characters who, around curious, observe the scene. The hut is simple, made of wood and straw: above it shines the Comet, symbol of the divine event. In the distance, a group of wayfarers walk along a path that is lost on the horizon, blending into the gold of the bottom.
The representation proposes a traditional iconography, in which the painter inserts some details that he lends himself to symbolic interpretations. Among these is the appearance of the Magi, who from the XIVth century differs iconographically: the wise astronomers represent the homage to Jesus of the then known parts of the world, namely Africa, Asia and Europe. To the right of the Magi, in the foreground, sits a monkey, considered a demonic creature and a symbol of lies and sin. It is depicted on the sidelines, as a defeat, next to a fragment of a classical column: ruin alludes to the end of paganism, of the old world that collapses with the advent of the new one, marked by the birth of Christ and liberation from the Original Sin. On the ruins he climbs the ivy, symbol of the immortality of the soul. The work is attributable to the workshop of the Flemish painter Frans Francken III...
Category
16th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Europe
Materials
Paint
Luneburg, Map from "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" - by F.Hogenberg - 1575
By Franz Hogenberg
Located in Roma, IT
"Luneburg", from the collection "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", Cologne, T. Graminaeus, 1575.
The “Civitates Orbis Terrarum” (Atlas of Cities of the World) was the second oldest print...
Category
16th Century Europe
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Large Sculpture of the Virgin Mary from the 16th Century Dimensions: 98x35x25 cm
Located in Madrid, ES
This majestic sculpture of the Virgin Mary, created in the 16 th century, is a unique piece of sacred art that stands out for its impressive detail and the beauty of its form. Crafte...
Category
16th Century Antique Europe
Materials
Fruitwood
