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Rembrandt van Rijn's historic "Personal Portrait of Mother Neeltje" On Ivory Signed/Dated 1636 as his Miniature Memento-Extraordinarily it uniquely contains behind it oval Red Velvet & Satin swatches cut from the actual dress depicted in her portrait with his handwriting Verso👨🎨
2.Some very important prior ''Hand Studies'' now shown as "Pentimenti"-shown in the NEGATIVE mode.
6.FourDecades on in 2019,Infra-red Reflectographs undertaken using a Hamamatsu Infra-red Unit at The University of Melbourne Conservation Dept,of Leonardo's c1503 Florence"The Madonna Annunziata"also revealing unaltered Sfumato Underdrawing,unique depiction of Drapery,Hands,etc👨🎨
Finally a more definitive comparison of his physiognomic features can be seen between Leonardo Da Vinci's Colored Chalks"Portrait of Michelangelo Buonarroti as a Papal Knight,"circa 1513 Rome, with his 1565 "Death Mask" of 52 years later,allowing for Age & Skin/Muscle shrinkage👨🎨
In prev Post we celebrated ascension of the King of England,Charles II,having rediscovered by research earliest portrait of forebear"Infant King Charles I as Prince of Wales as Putto"1632 London"by Anthony van Dyck,Signed&Dated-Also his Mother BELOW 1642"Queen Henrietta Maria👨🎨
To celebrate his ascension as King of England,Charles II,we're honoured to have rediscovered by research for posterity-SECTIONS 1632 London "Infant King Charles I as Prince of Wales as Putto" by Anthony van Dyck Signed & Dated-LEFT Tiny "AVD"Monogram & Date 1632 on Charles' Lip👨🎨
SECTION Bartolomé Esteban Murillo's"The Holy Family(The Virgin of Seville), Circa 1665 preliminary Sketch (Unfinished) Has a Slimmer Christ,Finer Hair,Smaller Virgin,Hand,Staff,larger Cloth, 'original 'freshness'. Probably from initial 'life sitting' of favourite model & Child👨🎨
Further research of Hans Holbein the Younger's historic 1536 London"Queen Anne Boleyn's Personal Portrait"revealed fascinating mm sized"Subsurface "Pentimenti Studies"visible through the surface-possibly"Hans Holbein whilst painting"and two tiny Profiles of Tudor Courtiers(1-3)👨🎨
The 2nd of two Gabriel Metsu (Leiden 1629-Amsterdam 1667) rediscoveries under research, exquisite palette & detailing of tapestry,dress,faces, His circa 1660 Amsterdam version of"The Cavalier's Return".Note the grace of the hands and sumptuous accoutrements,her rich silk Dress👨🎨