Adriaen van Stalbemt

The Brothel - Adriaen van Stalbemt (1580-1662)

Oil on panel We are grateful to Koenraad Jonckheere for confirming the attribution after inspection of the original. He dates the work to circa 1570. The present portrait of a bearded man, arresting in its intimacy, capturing the contemplative gaze of the sitter, along with the intense naturalism with which his face is rendered, is an outstanding example of the oeuvre of the Antwerp master Adriaen Thomasz. Key. Attired in an expensive and modish ‘Burgundian black’ doublet...

Oil on canvas Joined with a certificate by dr. Jan De Maere (16/01/2023) Dimensions: 51 x 73 cm, 70 x 92 cm (framed) In this study, two young eer calves stand as a harmonious duo...

Oil on panel Perfect condition Housed in a 17th century style frame by Gehring Amsterdam framers We are grateful to Ursula Härting for confirming the attribution of the present painting to Francken (figures) and Leytens (landscape). A written certificate, dated 1 February 2022, is available. She dates the present Midas to the second half of the 1620s. The painting The Judgement of Midas, known to me in the original, was painted by Frans Francken the Younger...

The Brothel Oil on panel Tavern and brothel scenes were popular subjects in 17th-century Flemish art, depicting the vibrant and often rowdy social life of the time. The scenes wer...

A portrait of Christine de France, duchesse de Savoi, made with oil paint on canvas. Christine Marie of France (10 February 1606 – 27 December 1663) was Duchess of Savoy from 26 Ju...

Oil on canvas Dimensions: 38 x 67 cm Schoevaerdt's specialty was combination landscapes, in which airy landscapes are often combined with a body of water and imaginative capricci...

Cherubs - Ettore Frattini Italia 2006 - Oil on copper cm.30x50. This delightful oil on copper in Baroque style depicts dancing cherubs, most likely inspired by the allegories with c...

Lady Godiva 19th century oil on canvas after Joseph Van Lerius (1823-1876) Very beautiful oil on canvas painted by the Belgian artist JH Mols (19th century art...

A gorgeous floral still life which marries the depth and the richness found in the work of the Flemish old masters with the elegance and light of French painting. As you will see, th...

PHILOSOPHER - Oil on canvas diam. cm.26 by Ciro De Rosa, Italy,2011 The evocative portrait of Ciro De Rosa portrays an elderly man with a beard on a Flemish background, light is the ...

Still life of Summer Flowers in a Basket with Fruit. Circa 1730 Oil On Canvas 32 ¾ x 48 ¼ inches83.1 x 122.5 cm Presented in a 17th century Italian carved gilt frame. Acquired from The collection of the Late Edgar Wigan, Bradstone Brook, Shalford. ABOUT THE ARTIST:  The son of the Flemish painter Pieter Casteels II (referred to as Casteels the Younger) whom he studied under.  While Casteels II was best known for his capriccio harbour scenes and landscapes of his native Antwerp, Casteels III worked primarily in England, where he immigrated in 1708 at the age of 24 and began his career copying Old Master.  Casteels III painted still lives of flowers, and bird and game scenes, and in 1726 produced a volume of twelve plates of bird etchings. Following the success of the publication, he created similar volumes for both flowers and fruit. Pieter Casteels III...

After a Good Hunt Kremer Petrus Antwerp 1801 – 1888 Belgian Painter Signature: Signed bottom left Dimensions: Image size 49,50 x 44 cm, frame size 63,50 x 58,50 cm Medium: Oil on panel Biography: Kremer Petrus was born on May 9 in 1801 in Antwerp. He was a Belgian painter of genre scenes with religious and historic context, still lifes and portraits. He studied at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Art, with master teachers and artists Guillaume Herreyns (1743 – 1827) and Mattheus van Bree (1773 – 1839). He perfected himself in Paris, travelled in 1838 Germany, France and Italy where he studied in the museums the pictures of the Dutch and Flemish masters. He excelled in the representation of flowers, poultry and game. Some of his paintings were engraved by English engraver Joseph Brown (1809 – 1887) and other artists. Belgian painter Gustaaf Wappers (1803 – 1874) painted his portrait. Kremer was honoured with several medals at various exhibitions, notably in London in 1929. He exhibited at the Brussels National Exhibition of 1842 “Examination of Don Carlos...