Holy Family of Francis I

Heidi Robichaud Scrimshaw - Holy Family of Francis I

Color scrimshaw on ancient walrus tusk ivory artifact by Heidi Robichaud

 
Artist Raphael
Year 1518
Medium Oil on canvas transferred from wood
Location Louvre, Paris
Dimensions 81 in × 55 in
207 cm × 140 cm

This 1518 oil painting was also from Raphael’s workshop but was mainly delegated to his assistants. It shows the Virgin Mary stretching her arms to carry the infant Jesus, with Saint Joseph; the cousin of the Madonna, Saint Elisabeth, and the young John the Baptist.

The influence of the artist to his apprentices is evidenced by the use of lighting and different shades to put the background at the back of the main subjects. The Madonna and the young Savior was made with warm colors and increased lighting which is typical of Raphael’s works.

The artwork was named what it was because it was gifted to the wife of the French king, Francis I, by the Pope Leo X.

207 cm × 140 cm

 

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Mariana in the Moated Grange

Heidi Robichaud Scrimshaw - Mariana in the Moated Grange

Color scrimshaw on ancient walrus tusk ivory artifact by Heidi Robichaud. Tennyson’s poem was inspired by the character of Mariana in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure. Rejected by her fiancé, Angelo, after her dowry was lost in a shipwreck, she leads a lonely existence in a moated grange. She is still in love with Angelo – now Deputy to the Duke of Vienna – and longs to be reunited with him.

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Big Hair Day

Karen Reno Scrimshaw - Big Hair Day

Black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tusk ivory artifact by Karen Reno. Some people have big hair days, not bad hair days. This is one such lady. Lovely pose and look. She definitely has something or someone in mind. Ivory was used as some type of tool artifact hundreds of years past. Nice work at a great price.

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Native Whalers

Alvin Aningayou Scrimshaw - Native Whalers

Black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tusk ivory artifact by Alvin Aningayou. This striking piece was done on a huge ancient walrus tusk artifact, some 13″ high. Excellent stipple work by Native Alaskan artist. This is from the collection of one of our long time clients who is no longer with us. Not much ivory of this caliber around today.

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Heidi Robichaud

SCRIMSHAW ARTIST View all Heidi Robichaud scrimshaw pieces This artist has been creating scrimshaw since 1981. Heidi’s love of art spans from her childhood passion for drawing horses and princesses to her current portraits of wildlife and indigenous peoples. Although the artist has had no formal training or schooling in art, years of practice, study […]

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To the London Tea Docks

David Admas Scrimshaw - To the London Tea Docks

“To the London Tea Docks” black and white scrimshaw on ancient mammoth tusk ivory by David Adams. Speedy clipper heads for the Tea Docks with its precious cargo. The early arrivals received a higher price for their cargo, so it was all out 24 hours a day. Money is a great motivator. Mounted on a rare stand by the late Ken Fredericks inlaid with ancient walrus ivory and malachite, this would make a fine addition to any scrimshaw collector.

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About Our Ivory

Ancient Woolly Mammoth IvoryWoolly mammoth tusk ivory is one of the ‘fossilized’ or ‘mineralized’ ivories that have been the foundation of my artwork for over 30 years. This ancient ivory has been buried in permafrost and preserved since the end of the last ice age when the mammoths went extinct. Though ancient, woolly mammoth ivory […]

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