Lorenzo Lotto's Husband and Wife
Husband and Wife
The Berlin "Bellini" Rug This type of rug takes it's name from a rug in a painting by Gentile Bellini. JBOC Note: Based on work of British artist David Hockney and University of Arizona research scientist Charles Falco it is now thought that this work was created using optical lenses to project a scene onto the canvas. This is valuable in the study of Oriental Rugs because these paintings give us proof that these rugs were created prior to the paintings. It sounds obvious but it is harder to date a rug or type of rug than it is to date the work of a particular artist. For other examples please see: The Darmstadt Madonna by Holbein the Younger Flower Still-life on Memling Gul Rug For Further Reading: Thanks and best wishes, J. Barry O'Connell Jr. |
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