For the very first time, Waddesdon Manor brought together Chardin’s four versions of ‘Boy Building a House of Cards’ to form a small and compelling exhibition of the artist’s genre paintings. Tager Stonor Richardson were lucky enough to examine two paintings for the exhibition, which could then be compared with technical images of the other versions of the same subject, to help unravel the evolution of the artist’s revolutionary motif. Continue reading “Taking Time: Chardin’s Boy building a House of Cards” »
- TSR’s Infrared Imaging Helps Dulwich Picture Gallery Attribute ‘Salvator Mundi’
The distinctive underdrawing revealed on a small devotional panel previously catalogued as early Netherlandish has helped to confirm it was made by a member of the workshop of the renowned Antwerp-based painter Joos van Cleve (1485-1540/41). Lucy West and Nicole Ryder have published their exciting new research in The Burlington Magazine and the newly restored panel, which has been in storage for decades, can be seen on display at Dulwich Picture Gallery.
IRR of DPG 271 Workshop of Joos van Cleve ‘Salvator Mundi’, Dulwich Picture Gallery
The Burlington Magazine, July 2025