I view Western artistic genius as search lights: concentrated beams of light shooting off into space, there to be seen from near and far. But...
I don't think they are attacking. There are horsemen off to the left, so maybe warning? or protecting? I don't understand the depiction, but the...
https://www.leonardodavinci.net/the-adoration-of-the-magi.jsp Edited from Wikipedia: [ATTACH]...
Gave it to another family member. They don't display it, not their cup of tea, and I could probably get it back. But I have lots of pictures I...
You have to remember that Dresden, and other European cities, were largely destroyed in WWII, and rebuilt to recreate the old city appearance. A...
I had a painting on copper, probably late 17th or early 18th C. The plate was hand hammered. This was appraised by the Antiques Roadshow at...
There's an image I can't unsee!
In my opinion, don't polish it. You can use a dry brush to clear off the polish residue that is on it. Any kind of polishing can damage an...
A lot of similarities for sure.
Are they the same design? The second one looks stretched and flattened.
If it's magnetic, then it's ferrous - some form of iron. The one Deborah shows looks to be brass or bronze. I like the design of yours better.
It looks like someone has tried to polish this... to no avail. (An old toothbrush can clear away the old polish residue.) Is it magnetic? The...
The Derriere le Miroir looks like the magazine in a library binding. It appears to contain all 6 of the lithos. The litho next to the page...
This seems to be very close to yours: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/a-japanese-mixed-metal-circular-lidded-box-with-f-349-c-adf45f199a...
He did magnificent engravings (wood and copper), but I don't know that he did this as an engraving. He did other studies as well: Young Hare...
Love the dogs!
I don't know that he ever did it as an engraving, though others may have. It is certainly one of his currently best known drawings, and has been...
Looks to me like it's behind that glare-free glass. Not a fan of that stuff. It's a fun piece. To me, it has a 1920s look.
Sorry, but it made me think of this 1934 New Yorker cartoon: [ATTACH]
Black dot pastes.
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