14 août 2009

Roelandt Savery, Flemish, Landscape with the Temptation of Saint Anthony, 1617, Oil on panel, 19 5/16 x 37 in. 2008.73. The J. Paul Getty Trust © J. Paul Getty Trust Transforming the theme of the temptation of Saint Anthony into a celebration of nature's magnificence, Flemish landscape and still life painter Roelandt Savery depicted the hermit Anthony reading a Bible--oblivious to the antics of numerous fantastic demons--while seated in a rustic cell. His wooden hut is nestled in a majestic and thickly wooded alpine... [Lire la suite]

Celadon vase. China, Yongzheng period. Museum Palace Wilanów From 30 April 2008 visitors to the Wilanów Palace can admire Chinese Rooms. The 19th-c. rooms, located in the right wing of the Palace, underwent conservation and restoration works, as part of a 3-year-long project entitled ‘Restoring the interiors of the Wilanów Palace Museum – the very first museum of fine arts in Poland’. Research and conservation works were possible thanks to financial resources obtained for the purpose from the European Union. The total cost of... [Lire la suite]

Yan Pei-Ming (b.1960) Self Portrait as a Skull (Autoportrait en crâne) (Triptych), oil on canvas, 2006, 150 x 150 cm. each - Est.: HK$2.5-3.5 million Notes : Death has been a subject matter that has intrigued Yan Pei-Ming in recent years, particularly since his father passed away. This powerful triptych, drenched in a sanguinary red, is composed with a ponderous hand charged with the fear of death. The work succeeds in revealing the artist's fear of and insights on death; the skulls are symbolic of the artist's direct... [Lire la suite]

Trilogie Un pendentif Trilogie en or blanc serti d'une poire pesant 4,01 carats, d'un diamant marquise orange (1,10 ct) et d'un diamant taille coeur Fancy Intense Yellow pesant 1,42 carats. Diamant bleu Un pendentif en platine serti d’un diamant bleu (Fancy intense blue / VVS) taille poire pesant 2,01 carats et serti d’un diamant taille poire pesant 5,06 carats (E/pur). Boucles d'oreilles "Poires" Une paire de boucles d’oreilles en or blanc serties de 2 poires pesant 5 carats chacune... [Lire la suite]

Portrait of Madeleine Le Clerc, by François Clouet (c.1515 - c.1572). France circa 1570-2. Oil on panel. Height : 34.50 cm; Width : 24.90 cm. Price on application Provenance: The family of Mailly-Nesle, Marquis de Nesle. Private collection, France THE WEISS GALLERY. info@weissgallery.com - http://www.weissgallery.com

Cavalier ou acrobate sur son cheval au galop, Grès. Vietnam – Champa. Style de Tra Kiêu (Xe siècle) Hauteur : 52 cm.Cette œuvre illustre l’interdépendance des styles : si le visage montre un adoucissement des traits, caractéristique du style précédent de Dong Duong, si la coiffure reste la même avec des pointes se rapprochant des sourcils, le diadème du danseur comporte des fleurons lancéolés et des fleurons intermédiaires, typiques du style que Boisselier (voir Boisselier, 1963) identifie comme celui-ci de Khuong-My. ... [Lire la suite]

Portrait of a Bearded Young Man, by Lucas Cranach the Elder (Kronach 1472–1553 Weimar). Oil on linden panel. Signed upper left with the artist's device of a dragon with spread wings; dated 1518. Height : 42.00 cm; Width : 28.00 cm. Price on application. Notes: The Portrait of a Bearded Young Man is dated 1518, a year after Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses, setting in motion the Protestant Reformation. During the following years much of Cranach's and his patron's energy were taken up with this religious battle, and the... [Lire la suite]

Vase rituel de forme You. Chine, début de la dynastie des Zhou Occidentaux, 11ème-10ème siècle avant J.C. Bronze à patine verte et bleue. Hauteur : 35,5 cm avec l'anse. Vase rituel destiné à la conservation des boissons fermentées de forme balustre, reposant sur un pied annulaire s’évasant vers l’extérieur et surmonté d’un couvercle. La section médiane du vase et le couvercle sont ornés d’une frise similaire décorée sur un fond de leiwen de deux oiseaux à longues queues représentés de profils, s’affrontant au niveau d’une... [Lire la suite]

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