Those shirts are a ganga as we say in Spanish. Great find! Debora
He was a Spaniard. Perhaps it had something to do with Hannibal. Debora
So interesting that your painting, like Leighton's 'Flaming June', depicts oleander for its symbolism. From that, the torn rose and the wounded...
Willems seems to have been quite prolific. Invaluable.com has a list of auction estimates for his work. As above....
The condition does appear to be a bit rough. What is your intention -- to preserve it or to sell it? Debora
Did you forget your photographs, @AnniesAttic? Debora
Here's the reference to Boadella also being a poet. It appeared in the 1943 edition of Revista Brasileira, a cultural magazine. Debora [ATTACH]
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Also a poet according to the Brazilian press of the period. https://albertolopesleiloeiro.com.br/peca.asp?ID=11555007 Debora
I think you're right. Debora
Don't think that's a veil. It is believed that, as a Jew, Jesus would have wore a gown and a tallit. Here he's depicted with the latter wrapped...
I think that's meant to be Christ the Redeemer. The auction house is in Rio too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_the_Redeemer_(statue)...
Interesting. Same signature but different medium and quite a different subject. Debora
That's funny. I read "12 nieces" but "12 pieces" more likely. Debora
Is this the name of and information about the previous owener? Debora [ATTACH]
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familysearch.org has no record of a John Chaddick. Not a common surname mostly found on the East Coast. Debora
So the same image sans deux baguettes? Debora
The marquetry box is from Granada, Spain. Debora
A non-native English speaker from the spelling of "Alsacien". Anything on the back? Debora
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