Did Rembrandt Paint Oopjen's Lace?IntroductionLace is one of the most beautiful, complex, refined, and expensive items depicted in many
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The Anne Boleyn Canopy is a large lace cover held at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire. It is made up
The work of William Larkin (early 1580s – 1619) stands out from the crowd. Not only because some of
Larkin’s Portrait of Diana CecilThe huge portrait of Diana Cecil (1596 - 1654) (it is over 2 meters tall) is
Click to enlargeBartholomeus van der Helst, Portrait of Abraham del Court and His Wife Maria de Kaersgieter, oil on
If you look at early 17th century Dutch portraits, such as by Rembrand and Frans Hals you might be
Two paintings, by two different painters; they currently hang in the same room at the National Gallery in London. One was
The large ruffs you find in Dutch early seventeenth-century portraits are the results of the time consuming efforts of
William Larkin, Portrait of Richard Sackville, oil, 1613Needle lace edging, probably Italian, 1600-1620. V&A Museum LondonWilliam LarkinPortrait of Richard
Something very exciting happened at Waddesdon Manor recently. Amongst the art collection of De Rothchild family, who own the
Isaack LutichuysPortrait of a Young LadyOil on canvas, 99x82cm, 1656The fairly unknown 'society' painter Isaak Luttichuys (1616, London –
Although we may now think of wedding dresses and lingerie when we think of lace, in the 17th century