Antique Pieter Jacobsz Codde Oil Painting on Board, Dutch 17th c.

Southern European harbor scene, oil on board, signed indistinctly L/R "Anuplaeasen", Measures: 27" x 39", framed 34" x 46 1/2".

This listing is for a beautiful set of Chinese Export Gouache (watercolor) Paintings on Rice/Pith Papers dating to the 19th century that have be...

An antique American or British oil on canvas still life painting. Signed L. Allinson lower right. Framed. Circa the late 19th century. Antique Still Life Paintings For Collectors. ...

4 Chinese paintings of horses with different colors and poses. Watercolor and gouache on silk. Red seals, mounted on thick heavy paper and silk borders with no frames, from the 19th ...

Love scene oil on board of Flemish origin. Holland, 17th century. Circa 1680

Two Milanese School, Oil on Board Paintings, 17th Century representing the Greek Philosopher Diogenes and Renowned Mathematician Archimedes; in 19th century gilt frames. 18 inches b...

19th century Dutch winter landscape oil on artist's board painting, framed. Painting depicts an outdoor scene of figures walking near a home on a snowy day with a bridge and windmill...

Pieter Van Lint (Antwerp, 1609-1690) Allegory of industriousness leading to peace and abundance Oil on copper; frame measures cm H 132 x W 159 x D 8, copper measures cm H 104 x W 130 Artwork signed (bottom center) "P.V. Lint F./ en A.B" The important and valuable painting, made of oil on copper, depicts the Allegory of industriousness that leads to peace and abundance. The work is signed in the bottom and center "P V Lint", or Pieter Van Lint (Antwerp, 28 June 1609 - Antwerp, 25 September 1690), famous Flemish painter and designer active in Antwerp in the second half of the seventeenth century. Van Lint elaborates a complex and articulated composition in which he inserts several figures also drawn from mythology to propose the allegorical message of industriousness that leads to peace and abundance. The artistic style of the author is characterized by meticulous realism and by the careful attention to detail and the rendering of the materials that make up the objects described. As we will see later, every detail represented within the work contains a symbolic and allegorical meaning that reinforces the message that already the same figures express. The remarkable dimensions of the copper support, not so infrequent in the artistic production of the artist, contribute to make the work of great value: Unfortunately, many of these artifacts have been lost because copper was often recovered in times of war and famine, and reused to obtain weapons and common tools. The copper foil proved to be ideal for oil painting because it constituted a non-absorbent support, rigid, smooth and characterized by the same reddish coloring that was used for the preparation of funds. The major production centers were Antwerp, Hamburg and Amsterdam, although the technique was widely used in Italy. The considerable cost of the material indicates a wealthy client, interested in possessing a valuable and durable work over time, this characteristic that the metal foil has more than the canvas. The painting is known to scholars. It is recorded in the catalog of the artist of the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History (with measures 104 x 129 cm). He also appeared on the French antiques market...