
Photos from the May 16th ball. A little social aesthetics)) Photographer: @julia.sedletskaya

Photos from the May 16th ball. A little social aesthetics)) Photographer: @julia.sedletskaya
Привет, я Ксения Иккерт. Визуальный Исследователь и Фотограф. Автор проекта "THE WOMAN ATLAS: Russia" и Гайда по автопортрету. Это терапия через камеру. Это путь к...

The work is a three-quarter length portrait of Johanna Martens (1599—1639), the wife of Antonie van Hilten (1586—1670), Secretary of State of Utrecht (dignified by...

The sitter is likely the 20-year-old Maria Trip. She hailed from an extremely wealthy family involved in the arms trade. Here, she displays her affluence in full...

‘Portrait of a Man’, now confirmed to be the Haarlem trader Issac Massa, was originally painted as oil on canvas and was collected by either the 2nd or 3rd Duke of...

Philips Lucaszoon was a senior official with the Dutch East India Company. He had returned to the Netherlands in 1633. Rembrandt (1606—1669) painted this portrait...

In the 1630s, Thomas de Keyser was the most fashionable portrait painter in Amsterdam, and his work was popular with the middle and upper classes of that city. As one of...

The regentesses Clara Abba, Elisabeth van Duynen, and Agatha Munter administered Amsterdam’s leper house, a charitable institution. Dutch painter Ferdinand Bol...

Rembrandt painted Oopjen Coppit (1611—1689), the wife of Maerten Soolmans (see the post from 8th December), when she was pregnant with her first child at the age of 23....

Isabella Brant was the first wife of the Antwerp master Peter Paul Rubens, whom she married shortly after his return from Italy in 1609. Just before Anthony van Dyck,...

This type of ruff collar was known as a millstone in the Netherlands. It was made by folding and starching thin gauge. The maintenance and starching of collars was done...

One of the greatest 17th-century Dutch artists, Frans Hals (1582/84—1666) painted some of the most memorable works of the period. His quick painting technique earned him...

At the age of 25, Rembrandt van Rijn (1606—1669) moved from his hometown of Leiden to the bustling city of Amsterdam. Within a few years he had become one of the city’s...

“At the bottom of her heart, however, she was waiting for something to happen. Like shipwrecked sailors, she turned despairing eyes upon the solitude of her life,...

Amalia van Solms (1602—1675) was a German noblewoman who became the Princess of Orange and consort of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, significantly shaping Dutch...

By 1624 Nicolaes Eliasz. Pickenoy (1588—1650/1656) was one of the most remarkable and sought-after portraitists in Amsterdam, a stature he retained until the arrival of...

The portraits of Maerten Soolmans and his wife Oopjen Coppit (I’ll post separately), two masterpieces painted in 1634, when Rembrandt was just 28 years old, have been...

Catharina Hooft became famous at a very early age, when she was painted by the Dutch Golden Age master Frans Hals (1582/3—1666). In this triumph of characterisation, the...

Marie de’ Medici, Queen of France, in a ceremonial gown of blue velvet with gold fleur-de-lis brooches, ermine garnishes and precious-stone appliqués over a blouse with...

Although there are no records telling us who this young woman is, we can learn quite a lot about her from her clothes and jewellery. We are looking, then, at a young,...

English painter William Larkin (c. 1585—1619) received portrait commissions from the court of King James I of England and members of the country gentry. The model of...

In 1662 the fabulously wealthy Trip family moved into the stateliest private residence in all of Amsterdam. Hanging above a mantelpiece in one of the private rooms was...

The identity of this pregnant woman is not known, but her elaborate clothing suggests she was wealthy and upper class. The pearls on her outfit are symbols of ‘purity’....

On 27 February 1640, a Flemish Baroque artist Anthony van Dyck (1599—1641) married Mary Ruthven, a lady of a Scottish origin, in England. He portrayed his wife with her...

The portrait shows the Queen Elizabeth I (1533—1603) standing on the globe of the world. Covered in silks, pearls and precious stones brought to England via...

Ложки по мотивам археологических находок. 🇬🇧 Spoons based on archaeological finds.

Из четырех типов «археологических» ложек, которые я сделал за последнее время, мне больше всего понравилась ложка из дворца Меньшикова. Это уже третья и на очереди еще...

Kenwood house is known for its outstanding collection of art and elegant Neoclassical interiors, particularly ‘The Great Room’ restored by Robert Adam between 1767 and...

Part II. “Marie Antoinette Style” exhibition promises a feast for the eyes with… 🎀🧁🍰 *18th-19th century dresses and evening gowns; *jewellery (including Marie...

Part I. Marie Antoinette was a fashion icon famous for her lavish and extravagant style, which included towering wigs, gorgeous gowns, and elaborate accessories, all...
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