The Fascinating Collection of "Best Offer" (4)

Elenor 2022-04-22 06:01:01

Whenever I find the source of a painting in a movie, I am very excited and excited.

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1. William Clark Watner (England, 1857-1930) Portrait of a Beauty

Portrait of a Beauty, 1916 by William Clarke Wontner

2. Edmund Blair Layton. Olivia

Olivia, 1887 by Edmund Blair Leighton

3. Gypsies - Boccaccio Boccaccino

Zingarella, 1505 by Boccaccio Boccaccino

4. Portrait of Catherine Annette Fraser by Jan Adam Krusman

Catharina Annette Fraser 1815 by Jan Adam Kruseman

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5. The Listener is a romantic work by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, a well-known British Victorian painter.

A Listner, 1899 by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

6. The Girl with a Candle by Gottfried Schalken

Girl with a Burning Candle, 1706 by Gottfried Schalken

7. Frederick Layton, 19th-century English academic painter

Mrs. Evans Gordon by Lord Frederick Leighton

8. Alessandro Allori's "Portrait of Bianca Capello", the original picture was found after a long time of searching, and it exists in the Pitti Palace.

Portrait of Bianca Cappello, 1572 by Alessandro Allori

9. Portraits by Dutch painter Arnold Boonan

Portret van Barbara Cornelia Fabricius by Arnold Boonen

10. Jonathan Richardson - Portrait of Mrs Herbert

Portrait of Lady Hulbert by Jonathan Richardson

11. A close-up of Young Woman.

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Young Woman by William Whitaker

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12. French painter James Diesel was especially good at fashionable women in his later period, and his "Woman on a Boat" was swept away in the film

Young lady in A Boat, 1870 by James jacques Joseph Tissot

13. Another "Woman in Black and White Pattern Dress" (private collection) is in the corner and is not easy to find.

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A Lady in a black and white Dress by James jacques Joseph Tissot

14. On the right of the same frame is "Portrait of Beatrice Sensi" by Guido Reni, an Italian Baroque painter of the 16th and 17th centuries

Portrait of Beatrice Cenci, 1599 by Guido Reni

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15. Another "Portrait of Mother" by Italian Baroque painter Guido Reni

Portrait of the Mother, 1620 Guido Reni

16. "Woman Holding Petrarch's Poems" by Italian Renaissance Florentine painter Andrea del Sarto

Lady with a Book of Petrarch's Rhyme, 1528 (Portrait of a Woman with a Volume of Petrarch) Andrea del Sarto

17. Dutch Golden Age portraitist Michel Jans van Mirevelt's bust portrait of Aegje Hasselaer shows the bride dressed in expensive fashion with a sleek flat collar trimmed with lace. Aegje wears expensive earrings and pectorals, while her neck and collar are dotted with dozens of pearls.

Aegje Hasselaer by Michiel Jansz.van Mierevelt

In the red circle below are two portraits of women by Cornelius Johnson

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18. Portrait of a Woman by Cornelius Johnson

Portrait of a Lady 1655 by Cornelius Johnson

19. The wife of Cornelius Johnson, with a feather fan, jewelry, and lace.

Portrait of a Woman, by Cornelius Johnson

20. Mrs John Faber by Thomas Hasson

Portrait of Mrs. John Faber, 1750 by Thomas Hudson

21. Portrait of a Young Woman by Dutch Golden Age painter Willem Drost

Young Woman in a Brocade Gown c.1654 by Willem Drost

22. The Lady at the Piano by the Impressionist Edgar Degas who liked to paint ballerinas.

Mademoiselle Marie Dihau at the Piano, 1869 by Edgar Degas

For more portraits of women, see my first three reviews, "Best Bid," Fascinating Collection (1), "Best Bid," Fascinating Collection (2), and "Best Bid," Fascinating Collection (3).

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Extended Reading
  • Mckenzie 2022-04-22 06:01:01

    The Secret of Love and Suspense

  • Francisco 2022-04-22 06:01:01

    Although the ending is very easy to guess, and this kind of reversal is also a common practice in many films of the same type, it is still difficult to help give a high score. The genius of this film is that it is actually so simple. The story about love and deception, however, can still make you think about it for a long time after watching it. The more you care about the small details before, the more confident you will be about the ending, and at the same time, how uncomfortable it will be. Never be fooled by appearances.

The Best Offer quotes

  • Claire: In an old article of yours I found on the internet, you said: There's something authentic in every forgery. What did you mean?

    Virgil Oldman: When simulating another's work the forger can't resist the temptation to put in something of himself. Often it's just a trifle, a detail of no interest. One unsuspected stroke, by which the forger inevitably ends up betraying himself, and revealing his own utterly authentic sensibilities.

  • Claire: I'm not in the habit of speaking to people very much.

    Virgil Oldman: Believe me, that's considerable stroke of good fortune. Talking to people is extremely perilous. However, it was you who made the call, so you're running the risk.