16th-Century Italian School, Renaissance Portrait Of A Lady fashion which illuminates the distant craggy

which illuminates the distant craggy peaks

the eye is drawn towards two windswept trees that stand with a perpetual lean

It was an impressive vessel with an overall length of 90m and up to 369 crew

this remarkable survivor from 1690 is a fine example

Michael Hoy

16th-Century Italian School, Renaissance Portrait Of A Lady fashion which illuminates the distant craggyThis 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.