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La retratada, con varias sortijas y un collar de perlas, sujeta en la mano izquierda un monóculo o anteojo monocular provisto de manilla. Este ejemplar es de mayor nobleza de lo habitual, por la lujos [+]
As Pieter J. van Thiel suggests, this painting may be a copy made after an engraving by Jan Muller (1590) of Cornelisz. van Haarlem`s original Fortune bestowing her Favours, today at the Musée [+]
This is a modest bottega product illustrating the passage on the birth of Christ (Luke 2: 8-20) which lends itself particularly well to a nocturnal setting. It is a replica, not of the Adoration of th [+]
The drawing may be Napolitan, by an artist in the orbit of Belisario Corenzio (active 1590-1646), though this is no more than a guess. The dramatic, light blue-grey wash reminded Paul Joannides of the [+]
The identification of the bearded man bottom left, perhaps a priest or an Old Testament prophet, seems to hold the key to identification of the subject of this interesting drawing. The artist shows kn [+]
The drawing may be late sixteenth-century Veronese, since it seems not too far removed in style from the drawings of Bernardino India (1528-1590). [+]
This good drawing appears to be by an artist active in the Veneto, or nearby, around 1600. Florian Härb has kindly pointed out some echoes of Palma Giovane´s figure types, for example in the head [+]
Estudio preparatorio en el que se representa una Inmaculada en pie sobre las nubes y el creciente de la luna, con las manos sobre el pecho y la mirada baja. A ambos lados, arrodillados, dos ángeles ma [+]
This case takes the form of the vessel for which it was made, a Boat-shaped agate cup with two masks and cover (O16). The exquisite pieces from the Dauphin´s Treasure are complemented by the custom-ma [+]
Vessel comprising pieces of agate with different patterns of veining, some possibly ancient, linked by adornments in different designs, in enamelled gold. The body is semi-spherical and is joined to t [+]
Goblet comprising two pieces and two adornments of enamelled gold and gilded silver. It has a deep body with a bell-shaped profile and a round mouth. A ring-shaped adornment made of gold, with a centr [+]
This case takes the form of the vessel for which it was made, a Rock crystal drinking vessel with four lobes and handles with fantastical creatures (O87). The exquisite pieces from the Dauphin´s Treas [+]
Goblet comprising three pieces of heliotrope and two adornments. The body has eight fluted grooves making up a rounded, multi-lobed mouth. The baluster stem is also decorated with convex flutes, but i [+]
This case takes the form of the vessel for which it was made, the Tortoise boat (O78). The case is one of the most interesting in the whole collection. It is very unusual because of its decoration and [+]
Cup, possibly a saltcellar, comprising a gold-enamelled sculpture, studded with rubies and diamonds, and two pieces of agate. The figure is a double-tailed mermaid, with a natural-coloured gold torso [+]
This O- 80 Made in a single piece of rock crystal, this masterpiece is a show of technical virtuosity. Its decoration permits philosophical, political or even alchemical readings, since it can symboli [+]
This case takes the form of the vessel for which it was made, a Jasper tazza with stem in the form of a woman (O13). The exquisite pieces from the Dauphin´s Treasure are complemented by the custom-mad [+]
A vessel made up of three pieces of jasper and one of agate. The oval body, with a diminished arch profile, is carved with ten gadroons and engraved leaves separated by ribs with arrises. On the lower [+]
