The old "staring upward" look was first popularized by Reni, so lots of portraits were painted in this aspect by his followers and contemporaries...
Looks to me you have what we call a "fragment" there. By the broad strokes, this was probably part of a LARGE painting that got damaged or for...
Foot in the mouth? What will they think of next!
Stylish Bic's you have over there in the Netherlands
Not to disparage your purchase, but I think If I saw this in an antique mall/shop I could see it priced at about $40-$60 or so. Agree with @Any...
You can't smoke opium in a pipe like the OP's. (or with a bosun's whistle BTW) Opium pipes are VERY different.
Sideways view of a Chinese tobacco pipe set, photo taken with an Apple device;):D
No one will nail down a definitive attribution on old masters, the community is afraid their reputation will be damaged if later another "expert"...
Nope. You can't see through a gesso layer, relined or not. This isn't a wax reline, if it is a reline at all it's an amateur job. Look at the...
There's tons of 'em out there :inpain::jawdrop::wideyed::rolleyes::eek::D
I didn't think I needed to add a smiley but here you go :bucktooth::)
Defintely not that. This is a glorification of 19thc exploitative child labour, making children work selling clothes and shoes that don't fit.
Well now that @rink28 has found the subject, here's more than you ever wanted to know about the work and the many copies. I wonder where the...
Well signatures apart, it is never a good sign to be able to see through an oil painting! What this generally means is that the canvas support was...
This one looks newer, what's it made of?
Coming along nicely!
Not much to add really, a nice old master, warped as they often are, oak panel ...if you want an attribution send a pic to Sotheby's Amsterdam....
3M VHB doubletape. Pricey stuff, but once on, you're good. Might be equivalents out there too.
Well it is (sort of) Satsuma ware, being earthenware and physically the same material etc - however the name "Satsuma" is reserved for the...
Well when I first saw this I must say I thought it was nicely done but not what I would necessarily place in the 19thc. It seems a bit more...
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