The identity of the sitter is uncertain. It was once thought that the dividers (?) suggested a mathematician, alive around 1494, who is said to have taught perspective to Giovanni Bellini & Carpaccio. However, the sitter could be Gentile's brother, Giovanni, as he looked in the last years of the 15th century. ...
Probably painted around 1535 in the Northern Netherlands. The pansy symbolises thought (from the French 'pensée') & the skull is probably intended as a 'memento mori' (a symbol of human frailty & reminder of death). The costume which appears to be Dutch, suggests the date given above. ...
This portrait was once believed to show a Venetian senator. An early work, it was probably painted at the time of Solario's residence in Venice, & before his first documented work of 1495. The hands are as carefully observed as the head, & are promine ...
The sitter & the coat of arms at the upper left have not been identified. In the past the portrait has been described as being of a ' Medical Professor', presumably because of the presence of the skull. But in a 16th century work this is more likely to be intended as a 'memento mori' (reminder of the brevity of mortal life). When it was acquired by the Gallery this painting was attributed to Holbein. Subsequently it has been described as German, Netherlandish & as a work by Neufchâtel. It has also been suggested that the painting is a fake of the early 19th century, but this is not the case. ...
X-ray photographs reveal that the dog & dead game have been painted over the figure of a wounded man lying on the ground. These alterations must have been made after 1825, when it was included in a sale in its original state. The painting is an early wor ...
The sitter holds a paper with an inscription from the Old Testament in his right h&. On the forefinger of his left hand he wears two rings, the upper one of which appears to show the arms of the Strauss family (the other ring seems to have shown another ...
The painting perhaps shows a mathematician; it is likely that the inscription has been incorrectly repainted & should read ' Elementum' or ' Elementa' - a book of the elements of mathematics. The paper beneath the book (now rubbed) suggests an astronomica ...
The brothel scene or 'bordeeltje' was a popular theme in Dutch genre painting. Here, an elderly woman supervises the proceedings & wine & oysters are offered - both of which are known for their aphrodisiac qualities. Her age & ugliness is contrasted with the youth & beauty of the young women. This comparison has the moralising overtones of a Vanitas (Latin for vanity) & underlines the transience of earthly beauty & possessions & the inevitability of age, decay & death. Pot, a native of Haarlem who became eventually a citizen of Amsterdam, painted small portraits, guardroom & festive scenes. ...
This painting was traditionally thought to be by Rembrandt, & then until 1960 was attributed to Segers. It is now considered to be the work of an imitator of Segers's etchings. There are two or three other paintings by the same hand as this work, for ex ...
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The man's white tunic is trimmed with gold. His wreath and the background are also gold. The painting is from the case of a mummy. It was found near the village of Er-Rubiyat, north-east of Medinet-el-Faiyum.
The man's white tunic is trimmed with gold. His wreath & the background are also gold. The painting is from the case of a mummy. It was found near the village of Er-Rubiyat, north-east of Medinet-el-Faiyum.
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Gold - A precious highly conductive metal
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