19 mai 2023

Cornelius Norbertus Gijsbrechts (1625 – 1675), Trompe l'oeil with Studio Wall and Vanitas Still Life, 1668, oil on canvas, 152cm (h) x 118cm (w). Signed: C. N. Gysbrechts, F. Ao. 1668. Inscription: [Betegnet på seddel, der er stukket ned bag blindrammen i vanitas-billedets nederste venstre hjørne:] A Monsuer/Monsuer Cornelius Norbertus/ Gijsbrechts Conterfeyer ggl. In./ Coppenhagen. Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, KMSst537.  In addition to the signature "C. N. Gysbrechts, F.A.O.... [Lire la suite]

WASHINGTON, DC.- The Sogdians: Influencers on the Silk Roads is a digital exhibition that explores Sogdian art through existing material culture. It focuses on the golden age of the Sogdians, from the fourth to the eighth centuries CE, when Sogdiana flourished through trade and agriculture. Sogdian emigrant communities spread across China, South and Southeast Asia, and into the Central Asian steppe and Mongolia. During these centuries, a highly sophisticated and distinct Sogdian urban culture developed, epitomized by... [Lire la suite]

Writing box (suzuribako) in the form of a plum blossom, Japan, Edo period, late 18th century, Lacquer, gold, silver, tin alloy, wood, Diameter: 24.8cm (9 ¾ in), RLS2023.4.29, Gift of the Avant Family, Credit: National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art announced a major gift of a collection of Japanese lacquer objects from the Avant family, known for their outstanding work in the arts, philanthropy and politics. The museum was... [Lire la suite]