23 février 2011
'Jan Gossaert’s Renaissance' @ The National Gallery
Jan Gossaert (active 1503; died 1532), A Young Princess (Dorothea of Denmark?), about 1530. Courtesy The National Gallery
LONDON.- Jan Gossaert (active 1503; died 1532) was one of the most startling and versatile artists of the Northern Renaissance. A pivotal Old Master, Gossaert changed the course of Flemish art, going beyond the tradition of Jan van Eyck and charting new territory that eventually led to the great age of Rubens – yet this is the first major exhibition dedicated to him in more than 45 years.
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23 février 2011
Coral jewelry @ Doyle New York

23 février 2011
Pair of Gold, Shell and Coral Earclips, Seaman Schepps

23 février 2011
Chinese coral carvings, 20th century.
A carved coral study of a dragon. 20th Century. photo courtesy Bonhams
The intricately worked branch of coral terminating as a many whiskered dragon head at one end and a feathered tail at the other, the sides carved as individual scales amongst ruyi-shaped cloud tufts. 15 1/2in (39.5cm) long - Estimate: $1,000 - 1,500
A pair of coral figural carvings. 20th Century. photo courtesy Bonhams
Including one of Budai portrayed with gleeful expression in loose fitting robes with his eponymous sack slung over his... [Lire la suite]