Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;weryon, post: 748523, member: 17622&quot;]Hi my fellow CT members <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I hope you days are going swimmingly</p><p><br /></p><p>From time to time I go on painting searches on the net and in my various painting catalogs and collection books to find paintings with coins depicted in them. art+art=ART!</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope you guys find a few examples but It&#039;s quite hard find some, here are the four that I found, Enjoy:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>FRANCKEN, Frans II</p><p>(b. 1581, Antwerpen, d. 1642, Antwerpen)</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>Art Room</p><p>1636</p><p>Oil on wood, 74 x 78 cn</p><p>Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna</p><p><br /></p><p>In the 17th century there were several royal collections in which &#039;naturalia&#039; - objects found in nature such as pearls and shells - were mixed with &#039;arteficialia&#039; - precious man-made objects including coins, medals, paintings, sculptures, Nautilus goblets, astronomical gadgetry, etc. Scientific thought in the early modern era was governed by the principle of &#039;curiositas&#039; (curiosity or inquisitiveness), thus these collections were centres of expansive research. The painting of Frans Francken II shows a good example. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.silvercoinworld.com/images/misc/FRANCKEN,%20Frans%20II%20Art%20Room.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Gerrit van Honthorst</p><p>Utrecht 1592 - 1656 Utrecht</p><p><br /></p><p>Old woman examining a coin by a lantern (Sight or Avarice)</p><p>Canvas, 75 x 60 cm</p><p>Signed and dated upper left: G v Honthorst fc / 162[3?] (abraded) </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://silvercoinworld.com/images/misc/Gerrit%20van%20Honthorst%20Old%20woman%20examining%20a%20coin.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Author : HANS MEMLING</p><p>Date :1480 or later</p><p>Technique :Oil on oak panel, 31 x 23,2 cm</p><p>Type <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />ortrait</p><p>Form <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />ainting</p><p>Location :Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.silvercoinworld.com/images/misc/HANS%20MEMLING%20man%20with%20a%20roman%20coin.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Louis Henry Charles Moeller Oil Painting Coin Dealers Connoisseurs</p><p>Antiques</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Louis Henry Charles Moeller N.A. (1855 - 1930), title: &quot;The Connoisseurs&quot;, signed Louis Moeller N.A., dated 1903, a vibrant depiction of two stately gentleman in the midst of negotiations, one gentleman handling coins and currency, while the other looks on intently document in hand, reference papers and book hanging off the table, the background boasts an eclectic collection of fine porcelains perhaps in a gallery or shop of the era.</p><p><br /></p><p>SIZE: 8&quot; x 10&quot; (artwork) / 12&quot; x 13 3/4&quot; (frame).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.silvercoinworld.com/images/misc/Louis%20Henry%20Charles%20Moeller%20Oil%20Painting%20Coin%20Dealers%20Connoisseurs.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in