A Spectacular Pair of Doorknockers
This two wonderful wrought iron Doorknockers are an outstanding example of the German ironwork craftsmanship from the late 16th century. The body – a round ring, with a diamond shape section – is richly decorated with very fine low-relief engravings depicting animals and vegetal motifs (dogs and hares, flowers and acorns). Two coat-of-arms appear on …
A Rare Capital with Sphinxes
This outstanding marble capital, show the addorsed and firmly sat figures of two winged lions with human face – clearly recognizable as sphinxes – clawing the head of a snarling beast, perhaps a lion or a molossian. The nearly trapezoidal silhouette of the whole capital, which belongs to the group of the so-called ‘crutch-shaped’ capitals of Byzantine …
BRUSSELS ART SQUARE 2016
This month, for the third year in a row, Brussels will once again become the crossroad of art and antiques, hosting one of the most sparkling and interesting initiatives: the Brussels Art Square (B.A.S.), event that aims to enhance the Sablon district by inviting a different European country to its galleries each year. The Alessandro …
An Outstanding Fountain Mask
This beautiful sculpture depicts an elegant female head whose face – crowned by a head of hair sculpted with great refinement with the chisel tip – is framed by a veil closed with a knot below the chin. The hairstyle distinguishing this head (whose prototype can be tracked in the hairstyles of the Roman matrons …
The Triumph of Galatea
This fine and elegant oval relief in walnut wood depicts a mythological theme well-known through an iconographic subject beloved by the Renaissance artists: the Triumph of Galatea. The most famous work depicting the Triumph of Galatea is the fresco painted by Raphael around 1511, for Agostino Chigi at Villa Farnesina in Rome. In Classic mythology …
A Rare pair of ‘arte povera’ Vases
Finely decorated with multi-coloured flowers, insects and leaves, this rare and unique pair of baluster-shaped wooden vases – with ovoid body and scalloped-edge – belongs to a category of objects and furniture traditionally catalogued by means of the term arte povera. Arte povera, basically an equivalent variation of lacca povera (poor man’s lacquer), refers to a well-known decorative …
A Refined Venetian Brass Ewer
Richly adorned all over the outer surface, this elegant ewer is a remarkable example of the brass engraving technique, documented in Venice since the 15th century. The shape of the ewer – widespread in the Western world along the 16th century and well known through silver, brass, maiolica and glass examples – is tipically characterised …
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