Portrait of a Woman in Renaissance Dress — Signed S. J. Bruyn, Antwerp (1882) retaining its original safety chain

retaining its original safety chain

The portrait is framed within a beaded mount and set against a vivid royal purple guilloché enamel ground

1870–1880

This finely crafted set includes bottles for oil

her gaze gently turned toward the viewer as she holds a cluster of pale roses to her cheek

Portrait of a Woman in Renaissance Dress — Signed S. J. Bruyn, Antwerp (1882) retaining its original safety chainPortrait of a Woman in Renaissance Dress Signed S. J. Bruyn, Antwerp (1882) A captivating late 19th century oil painting depicting a woman dressed in Renaissance style attire, signed S. J. Bruyn, Anvers (Antwerp) and dated 1882. Found in Paris, this intimate portrait blends the romanticism of Old Master influence with the refined technique of the Belgian academic tradition. The sitter is rendered with luminous softness: her dark hair swept neatly