wine-loving-vagabond: A locket containing eight family portrait miniatures, circa 1600.Dutch School.
wine-loving-vagabond: A locket containing eight family portrait miniatures, circa 1600.Dutch School.Oil on copper.This particular example is most unusual and personal, as it holds eight portraits of the same family. Possibly these were copied from large oil portraits, as they span several decades in terms of dress. Typically, they are by an unknown artist but were probably painted in Germany or Holland. This proposal is further substantiated by the frame, which bears a close resemblance to watch cases made in Northern Europe, particularly Germany, in the late 16th to the early 17th century. The ‘tulip’ finial and demi-lune shaped hinge brackets suggest that a local watchmaker would have made the case. (via) -- source link