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The Madonna at the Fountain (1439) by Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441), oil on panel, 19 x 12 cm, Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp ©www.lukasweb.be -Art in Flanders Photo: Hugo Maertens

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The Fall of the Rebel Angels

The Fall of the Rebel Angels (detail). Frans Floris de Vriedt ~ 1554 Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten • via Bibliothèque Infernale on FB

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Jan Steen, The Wedding Feast, 17th century, Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

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Bjørn Wiinblad (Sept. 20, 1918 - 2006) was a famous Danish artist and designer. He loved working in ceramics, but also as a set designer for theater or within hotel and restaurant decor. His many, many everyday products are still found in millions of homes world wide, and he has works in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, as well as at MoMA in New York.

His style was very up-beat, almost anti-Scandinavian in its love of squiggles, happy faces and orientalist settings. Here is a design for a Scheherezade-themed quilt:

Femte tema: Forlæg til detalje i Scheherezade-billedtæppe, The Dallas Apparel Mart, 1971 - gouache on paper

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Jan Van Beers - Emperor Charles as a Child, 1879. Interesting essay.

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Musée royal des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 2018.

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@betweenfrocksandbooks FYI - from Facebook

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The European Ceramic Context: Bornholm (DK) vom 14.09. bis 07.11.2024

The European Ceramic Context wird am 14. September in Bornholm eröffnet. Die beiden Hauptausstellungen der Triennale zeigen die 65 ausgewählten europäischen Künstler in der Hjorts Fabrik in Rønne und im Grønbechs Gård in Hasle. Beide Ausstellungsorte haben eine lange Tradition in der Präsentation und Herstellung von Kunsthandwerk und Keramik. Hjorts Fabrik ist eine mehr als hundert Jahre alte…

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"Dessert" de las Glorias de España (Galería de las Colecciones Reales, Madrid)

“Dessert” de las Glorias de España. Vista Parcial. Una de las piezas más sorprendentes y desconocidas de la Galería de las Colecciones Reales, que merece la pena examinar detenidamente, ya no sólo por su título, sino principalmente por sus características artísticas que son más que sobresalientes, a pesar de que muchas de las figuras que formaban parte de ella, se perdieron para siempre. No será…

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France Backs Major Expansion of Cambodia's National Museum

Cambodia's National Museum to expand with French aid, focusing on a detailed display of cultural artifacts in an enhanced setting.

via various sources, 16 January 2024: The National Museum of Cambodia is set to undergo a significant expansion and restoration, backed by French support. French ambassador Jacques Pellet announced this collaboration, following discussions between King Norodom Sihamoni and French President Emmanuel Macron. The project, involving French museum experts, will include relocating the Royal University…

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Empress Elisabeth of Austria in Courtly Gala Dress with Diamond Stars (1865), (detail), by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, 1805–1873), oil on canvas, 255 × 133 cm, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

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Jozef Van Lerius (1823-1876) "Lady Godiva" (1870) Oil on panel Located in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

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Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

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Knitted Jacket

c.1630-1670

Italy

This waistcoat is a rare example of early 17th century informal dress, which never appears in visual images and with few references in inventories and accounts. References to these garments in wills and wardrobe accounts show that they were worn by both men and women. They seem to have been produced in workshops, knit in ensembles of shaped pieces for the fronts, backs and sleeves. One of the latest references to them appears in a London paper of 1712 reporting the theft of 'a green silk knit waistcoat with gold and silver flowers all over it, and about fourteen yards of gold and silver lace thick upon it.' Similar jackets have survived in many parts of Europe and it is assumed that they came from one centre of production - Italy seems most likely as silk yarns were most easily obtainable there. It is possible that the knitted pieces were stitched together by the purchaser.

The waistcoat is hand knit with coral pink silk and yellow silk wrapped with silver-gilt thread. It is constructed of five shaped panels, one for the back, one each for the two fronts and the sleeves. The seams are hand-sewn with silk thread and the whole garment is lined with blue linen. A series of regular holes along the front edges of the lining on each front edge suggest that it originally fastened with silk ribbons and metal points. It was once thought that these waistcoats were produced on the early versions of the knitting frame. However research has shown that the frame was not developed enough in the early 17th century to produce purl stitches or such a fine gauge. Each panel of knitting bears a pattern of stylised scrolling floral motifs worked in yellow silk on coral. These may have been inspired by the designs of woven silks. A very similar pattern can be seen on knitted waistcoats in the Royal Ontario Museum, the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Museum der Stadt in Ulm. The design is further delineated by the use of reverse stocking stitch against a ground of stocking stitch. A border of basket stitch (squares of purl and stocking stitch) edges the lower hem and wrists. The knitting is very fine, about 17 stitches per inch.

The Victoria & Albert (Accession number: 807-1904)

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VIlhelm Tetens (Nov. 21, 1871 - 1957) was a Danish painter who specialized in portraits, often with a Symbolist tendency. He was Academy trained, but also studied with Zahrtmann.

Above: Den ensomme. Kunstnerens broder Lavrids, 1935 - oil on canvas (SMK)