The drawing is sufficiently well done to suspect that he or she must have made more drawings than this one. Maybe even signed ones. And where are...
Yes there are differences between painting and drawing. And where does the right hand side of the drawing come from ?
Before or after an engraving. That's the question ? And who's the artist ?
Thanks again architrave. The right hand side of the drawing is puzzling. Did the painting originally comprise that too and was it cut off or lost...
Thanks architrave. I just found out. Was Rubens inspired by the drawing or was the draughtsman inspired by Rubens ?
Yes Debora. I bought it two days ago at an Internet auction.
[ATTACH] This pen drawing with wash, 19,5 cm X 32,0 cm, shows Diana and her hunting party. Unsigned. Probably Netherlandish, 17th century. Who's...
[ATTACH] Thanks for the replies. I bought the box at the local thrift store for the equivalent of USD 9. Indonesian ? You can find several...
This black, wooden (ebony ?) box carved with a king ? and crocodiles measures 8 cm X 19 cm X 12 cm. I haven't found anyone like it on the...
I recommend the zoom function on your computer.
This Chinese brass lidded jar is believed to be from the early 20th century. 17.5 cm high. What puzzles me is the mysterious relief on the bottom....
Could the artist be Jacques-Antoine Vallin (1760-1835) ? He painted several small sceneries on panel like this one with goddesses and nymps. Also...
As you remember from Ovid's "Metamorphoses" Venus disarmed her son Cupid by taking his arrows from him to avoid more torments of love. This is...
Thanks 2manybooks for the reply. So the nymphe is part of a pair. I didn't know, but now I do !
To the left you see the original marble sculpture from 1710 in Louvre. To the right you see a 38 cm high copy in patinated bronze. A 'grand tour...
Thanks for the replies. Like I said, I'm not postulating that van Douw painted mine too. What caught my eye was the strange similarity, for which...
[ATTACH] The first painting is from my collection. Painting unsigned. Oil on paper glued to wood panel. 16 cm X 22 cm. The second painting is by...
Many thanks for the fine answers ! Any idea about how old it is ?
... only 4 cm high, cast from brass and a flea market find. Probably some sort of souvenir. Can you please tell me where he comes from and when ?...
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