5 août 2013

Kai-Yin Lo. Jadeite, Garnet and Diamond Earrings.  Kai-Yin Lo. Jadeite, Rock Crystal, Garnet and Diamond Brooch.  Kai-Yin Lo. Hetian white jade, jadeite, coral & diamond pendant

Filippino Lippi (c. 1457-1504), The Meeting of Joachim and Anne outside the Golden Gate of Jerusalem, 1497. KMSsp40. National Gallery of Denmark Filippino Lippi first studied under his father, Filippo Lippi (1406-1469), and subsequently under Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510), whose influence is evident in the elegant figures and the linear style. The painting, which belongs to Lippi’s mature period, depicts a scene from Jacopo da Voragine’s (c. 1230-1298) Legenda Aurea(The Golden Legend). The motif We are brought into... [Lire la suite]

Andrea Mantegna (1430/31-1506), Christ as the Suffering Redeemer, 1495-1500. KMSsp69. National Gallery of Denmark The Gospel according to St. Luke begins its account of the Resurrection thus (24: 1-2): ”Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.” This painting follows the text in its depiction of the landscape in the background. The women are approaching on the road leading from Jerusalem... [Lire la suite]

Dieric Bouts, Virgin and Child, after 1454. National Gallery of Denmark The Virgin Mary regards the small, naked infant Jesus with a motherly gaze, gently cradling the child in her hands. Lost to the world as only small children can be he is engrossed with examining a bead in the necklace – a rosary – he wears around his neck. Style and atmosphere The painstaking, technically brilliant modelling of the body, the long, unbound hair of the virgin, and the texture of the textiles all contribute to the convincing verisimilitude... [Lire la suite]

Petrus Christus (c. 1410-75/76), Altar Panel with a Portrait of a Donor in Scarlet and St Anthony, c. 1450. National Gallery of Denmark Present-day spectators are likely to find themselves immediately captivated by the tactility of the kneeling donor’s scarlet cloak, the colour being accentuated by the complementarity of the mossy grass and tiny plants painted with a very fine brush. Presence and immediacyWe are immediately drawn into the painting’s world through the folds of the cloak which reach all the way down to... [Lire la suite]

Along the Ancient Silk Routes: Central Asian Art from the West Berlin State Museums. Härtel, Herbert, and Marianne Yaldiz (1982) http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications/Along_the_Ancient_Silk_Routes_Central_Asian_Art_from_the_West_Berlin_State_Museums?Tag=&title=&author=&pt=0&tc=0&dept={AE42EDFF-A41C-42CC-B320-6B43C692336C}&fmt=0 Along the Border of Heaven: Sung and Yüan Paintings from the C. C. Wang Collection. Barnhart, Richard M. (1983) From the tenth century to the end of the... [Lire la suite]

Platinum, Diamond, and Emerald Necklace. composed of Art Deco elements, centering a bezel-set old mine-cut diamond measuring approx. 8.89 x 8.20 x 5.32 mm and weighing approx. 2.50 cts., approx. total diamond wt. 19.00 cts., cultured and mabe pearl highlights, lg. 15 1/2 in., completed by a clasp signed Cartier NY. Cartier powder compact, 1927 yellow and rose gold, diamonds set in platinum, red and black enamel. The cover is set with a mother of pearl, gold, malachite, lapis lazuli marquetry by Vladimir Makowsky. Carved... [Lire la suite]

Imperial Topaz on Quartz. Ouro Preto Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil Thumbnail：2.7 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm The original miner "LeMenz". Ex collections Bill larson, Lou Schwartz, Jim and Dawn Minette, Cal Graeber, Roland and Kathy Sherman, Carl Acosta. Illustrated in the Mineralogical Record; Vol.26 #1, Jan-Feb 1995 Special Topaz issue, on page 33. Quartz with Amethyst phantom and Prehnite Herkimer Diamond with Petroleum inclusions. 23mm x 18mm, 31.37ct. Price $282.00Contains a twin crystal, bridge crystal, key marks, flat... [Lire la suite]

Cecco di Pietro, Virgin and Child Playing with a Goldfinch and Holding a Sheaf of Millet, 1379. kms3378. National Gallery of Denmark Cecco di Pietro is a typical artist from the early Italian Renaissance. The figures are stylised and have little volume. The surroundings are without depth or perspective. These features tie the motif to the surface and lift it out of the flow of time. The gold ground symbolically denotes that we are in a realm beyond ours, in Heaven. As was common in art at the time, everything has... [Lire la suite]

Master of the Palazzo Venezia Madonna (active c. 1340-60), St. Corona, before 1351. & St. Vittorio of Siena, c. 1350. kms3624. National Gallery of Denmark Legend says that in a vision the 16-year old St. Corona saw an angel descend from the heavens bearing two crowns: a modest one for herself and a more precious version for St. Vittorio, with whom she was to suffer martyrdom for her Christian faith. The depiction of the two saints The Master of the Palazzo Venezia Madonna depicted her wearing the small crown... [Lire la suite]