Antique Painting Attributed to Jean-Jacques Henner Portrait of a Woman. Oil on canvas. The work features a half-length close-up of a female figure, corresponding to the red-haired model repeatedly painted by Jean-Jacques Henner, the French painter to whom a plaque on the frame attributes the work. Indeed, the pictorial style fully reflects that of the French painter, who established himself as a portraitist in Paris in the second half of the 19th century. The painting is presented in a frame contemporary with the teal, as is the metal plaque attributing it.
Antique Medals Copper Famous Italian Men Italy XIX Century Originals. Medallions printed on copper plates. The eight medallions are from the series of medals of «Illustrious Italian Men». These eight in particular depict the profiles of eight illustrious men from the world of art and science: Antonio Allegri known as Correggio, Andrea Appiani, Benvenuto Cellini, Andrea Palladio, Scipione Maffei, Galileo Galilei, Francesco Guicciardini and Girolamo Vida. They are mounted on a cardboard panel covered in velvet and framed in a period frame.
Portrait of an Elderly Couple Oil on Canvas Italy XIX Century Original. Oil on canvas. Half-length portrait of an elderly peasant couple, she with her head covered by a red scarf, he with a traditional headdress; the two faces emerge from the dark background with dignified and serene expressions. The painting is presented in a contemporary frame.
Portrait of 3 Commoners Antique Painting Oil on Canvas ‘800 Original. Oil on canvas. Tasty depiction of popular life with caricature-like figures: three full-length commoners are depicted on the street while they converse intensely with each other, exchanging confidences or… gossip! Unsigned, the painting requires restoration due to a tear at the bottom.
The Tragic Return Oil on Canvas Late 1800s. Oil on canvas. It probably depicts a tragic anti-Semitic event. On the right, a wounded soldier in Russian uniform is witnessing the dramatic scene of a slaughtered family while the rabbi is preying for them. The broken window and the upside down drawers make clear that the killers broke into the house. On the left of the mirror, there is a Jewish writing that may suggest the location. The word may be translated as ‘Ciro’ and may be referring to the areas of Georgia and Azerbaijan near the Kura (river flowing from Turkey to the Caspian Sea, known as ‘Ciro’ in 1800s). The painting, restored and relined, is presented in a frame of the 1800s.
