[lace] Catalogue of 16th and 17th Century Portraits

2011-06-12 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
I have just had a look at this catalogue. Wonderful. I am especially intrigued by #30/31 - and when brought up in close-up, the strips of appliqué on her dress appears to be gold and silver Lace - similar to laces shown in Le Pompe, etc. What do others think? I had always felt that the early l

Re: [lace] Catalogue of 16th and 17th Century Portraits

2011-06-12 Thread Linda Walton
On 12/06/2011 12:49, Cherry Knobloch wrote: If you want to spend HOURS looking at artwork, go to http://www.masterart.com/ [snip] Cherry Knobloch Chesapeake, Va USA Wow! Thank you very much for this: not only have I just spent hours enjoying the art and lace, but I've also found three new i

[lace] Catalogue of 16th and 17th Century Portraits

2011-06-12 Thread Cherry Knobloch
If you want to spend HOURS looking at artwork, go to http://www.masterart.com/ They have several gallery publications on-line, including the Weiss catalogue, and many art and antique dealer's offerings. You can search for lace and get a portraits from the dealers. There is also a crystal eperne

Re: [lace] Catalogue of 16th and 17th Century Portraits

2011-06-11 Thread Kim Davis
Thanks for posting this, it will be great fun to go through them all in detail. I do not have it blown up to full size so am missing most of the lace, but plate 10 is very similar to a pattern in Nuw Modelbuch. The pattern is on page 18 and is titled "Fadermodel mit XXVI." This translates roughl

[lace] Catalogue of 16th and 17th Century Portraits

2011-06-11 Thread Linda Walton
A friend has sent me this link:- http://www.weissgallery.com/catalogue/weiss25years.htm It will take you to the on-line catalogue of the Weiss Gallery in London, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a remarkable exhibition. Portraits from the 16th and 17th centuries are their speci