16th-Century Italian School, Renaissance Portrait Of A Lady

16th-Century Italian School, Renaissance Portrait Of A LadyThis beautiful late 16th century Italian oil on leather depicts a lady wearing an exquisite hair ensemble consisting of pearls and rubies set in gold. Its an exceptionally rare piece with a comparable example at the V&A Museum in London. Produced during the late Renaissance period, when Italy was still captivated by the works of Titian (c. 1488 1576) and Paolo Veronese (1528 1588), this remarkable survivor has witnessed around 450 years of history.

the King’s ‘maîtresse-en-titre’

which had decayed from old age

such as this piece

environs on the continent

This early 18th-century French still life painting depicts flowers

in an attempt to avoid war

A fine early 19th-century landscape painting depicting a wooded view on the River Leam

He had a natural gift for drawing and by the age of 16

The vivid contrast of light and shade

he attended the illustrious Académie Julian in Paris

A sumptuous 18th-century mezzotint engraving by Richard Earlom (1743-1822) after a work by Jan Van Huysum (1682-1749)

and Russell-Cotes Art Gallery