Hidden Halos
An intriguing feature was observed during the examination of Michael Sweerts’ Peasant Family with a Man Defleaing Himself (collection Mauritshuis, see fig. 1). ...
Author: Kirsten
Michaelina Wautier and the female self-portrait
The art historical canon is dominated by male artists. It is only in the course of the nineteenth century that women increasingly participate in the professiona...
Blue cabbages and invisible onions
Discoloration in the oeuvre of Joachim Beuckelaer In my last blogpost I have discussed the phenomenon of discoloration in Netherlandish painting (1400 – 1...