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Rembrandt van Rijn, Two Moors, 1661

Rembrandt van Rijn, Two Moors, 1661, oil on canvas, 64.4 x 77.8 cm, Mauritshuis, Netherlands. In the seventeenth century, African men – then known as Moors – were rarely depicted. And if they were, it was usually as servants in portraits. But Rembrandt...

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Tags: 17th century Art, Rembrandt van Rijn

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14 janvier 2025

Valentin de Boulogne (French, 1591–1632), Samson, 1630–31

Valentin de Boulogne (French, 1591–1632), Samson, 1630–31. Oil on canvas. Framed: 157 x 125 x 7 cm; Unframed: 135.6 x 102.8 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1972.50. The figure of Samson was likely a self-portrait...

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Tags: 17th century Art, Valentin de Boulogne, Samson

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14 janvier 2025

Georges de La Tour (French, 1593–1652), Saint Peter Repentant, 1645

Georges de La Tour (French, 1593–1652), Saint Peter Repentant, 1645. Oil on canvas. Framed: 140.3 x 119.1 x 7 cm; Unframed: 114 x 95 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund 1951.454. The rooster next to Peter is a reference to Jesus's...

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Tags: 17th century Art, Georges de La Tour, Saint Peter

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14 janvier 2025

Simon Vouet (French, 1590–1649), Saint Mary Magdalen, c. 1630

Simon Vouet (French, 1590–1649), Saint Mary Magdalen, c. 1630, oil on panel. Framed: 159 x 132 x 13 cm; Unframed: 130.8 x 103.5 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1988.108. The skull beside Mary symbolizes the fleeting nature of...

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Tags: 17th century Art, Simon Vouet, Saint Mary Magdalen

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14 janvier 2025

Adriaen Coorte, Still Life with Five Apricots, 1704

Adriaen Coorte, Still Life with Five Apricots, 1704, oil on canvas, 30 x 23.5 cm, Mauritshuis, Netherlands. Adriaen Coorte’s still-lifes all have the same simple layout: some fruit, vegetables or nuts laid on a stone tabletop in the light, against a dark...

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Tags: 17th century Art, Adriaen Coorte

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14 janvier 2025

Adriaen Coorte, Still Life with Wild Strawberries, 1705

Adriaen Coorte, Still Life with Wild Strawberries, 1705, paper on panel, 16.5 x 14 cm, Mauritshuis, Netherlands . This little still-life is a miracle of simplicity. On a stone tabletop, a few strawberries lie in front of a dark background. A stalk is...

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Tags: 17th century Art, Adriaen Coorte, Still Life

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13 janvier 2025

Two 'dragon' robes sold at Christie's Paris 11 December 2024

Lot 114. A woven blue kesi 'dragon' robe, longpao, China, Qing dynasty, 19th century . Height 140 cm; Length 199 cm . Lot Sold 11,710 USD (Estimate 6,000 - 8,000 USD). © Christie's Images Ltd 2024 Provenance: Private UK Collection. Christie's London,...

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Tags: Chinese Textils, 'dragon' robe, longpao, Qing dynasty

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13 janvier 2025

A blue-ground embroidered gauze 'dragon' robe, Jifu, Qing dynasty, 19th century

Lot 155. The Edrina Collection. A blue-ground embroidered gauze 'dragon' robe, Jifu , Qing dynasty, 19th century; h. 139 cm, w. 201.8 cm . Lot Sold 60,000 HKD (Estimate 60,000 - 120,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024 Sotheby's. Polychrome, Hong Kong, 4 December...

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Tags: Chinese Textils, Edrina Collection, Jifu, 'dragon' robe

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13 janvier 2025

Two 'dragon' robes sold at Sotheby's NY 22 November 2024

Lot 154. An embroidered brown-ground 'dragon' robe (Chaopao), Qing dynasty, 19th century. Height 131 cm; Length 173 cm. Lot Sold 33,600 USD (Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2024 Provenance: Collection of Sylvia Thompson, New York. Lot 155. Property...

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Tags: Chinese Textils, 'dragon' robe, Chaopao, Qing dynasty, Collection of Stephen Junkunc III, Collection of Sylvia Thompson

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13 janvier 2025

'Slithering into Spring: A Celebration of the Year of the Snake' at Shanghai Museum

SHANGHAI - As the snake stirs, spring returns, ringing in the Year of the Snake (Yisi). In Chinese culture, the snake is a prototype for the dragon totem and revered as the "little dragon". It was awed and deified by the ancients for several unique traits:...

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Tags: Exhibitions, Tortoise Plastron Fragment, Late Shang Dynasty, Square Ding, Western Zhou Dynasty, Warring States Period, Western Han dynasty, Sword Hilt, Cha, Bronze Yue, Fuxi and Nüwa, Eastern Han dynasty, Li Lin, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Malay Kris, KPM Royal Berlin

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