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Before I forget

The theorbist

18 March 201919 March 2019 an_bi

Among the Niemeijer pictures there was this stunning drawing by a non specified Bolognese artist from the 17th century. Striking are the details of the hands, especially the one striking the strings, in the middle. Pure visual delight. It is … Continue reading The theorbist

Before I forget

Cucù Couchet! / (Peekaboo Couchet!)

11 March 201930 December 2019 an_bi

Besides collecting pictures of musical instruments and performances, Dr. J.W. Niemeijer amassed a reasonable amount of portraits of composers, musicians and more in general people related to music. A striking one is the supposed-to-be portrait of Johannes Couchet (1610-1655)* Flemish … Continue reading Cucù Couchet! / (Peekaboo Couchet!)

Before I forget, Research in Progress

“Zen and the Art of Lute Maintenance”

11 March 201912 March 2019 an_bi

Among the images collected by J.W. Niemeijer there is a stunning portrait of an unknown man stringing a lute. According to the inscription the artist’s name is also obscure, however, he might have been active in Northern Italy in the … Continue reading “Zen and the Art of Lute Maintenance”

Before I forget, Research in Progress

A print and a drawing after Bononi at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam

26 February 2019 an_bi

While browsing through the digital collection of the Rijksmuseum, I ran into two reproductions of a painting I was supposed to see in real life last year, namely the Genius of the Arts by Carlo Bononi (1569-1632) that was exposed … Continue reading A print and a drawing after Bononi at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam

Trips

(pieces of) Italian Music Iconography on show…

22 July 201829 July 2018 an_bi

During my last trip to Italy I visited local collections – namely in Venice the Gallerie dell’Accademia and the Palazzo Cini Galleria, in Vicenza the Gallerie … Continue reading (pieces of) Italian Music Iconography on show…

Discoveries, Research in Progress

Pieces and Pieces

2 March 201813 March 2018 an_bi

Social media are a great tool to help discover new things, and this is the (yet) short story of a painting that I saw for the first time on Facebook. It is a bust portrait of a man, seen from … Continue reading Pieces and Pieces

Before I forget, Discoveries

The Neimeijer Archive pt.2: notes on a portrait

13 February 201813 March 2018 an_bi

The Neimeijer archival boxes contain mainly excerpts from auction catalogues. The works of art documented, belong to any age and are realized with any technique, from painting to print, from drawing to sculpture. Today, while working on files with men … Continue reading The Neimeijer Archive pt.2: notes on a portrait

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  • Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur
  • Fondazione Memofonte
  • Griselda Online
  • METmuseum on Printing
  • RKD

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