Julie Aronson

We've been collecting portrait miniatures for some time. Although we had a few handfuls of examples before 1980, we began read more

We've been collecting portrait miniatures for some time. Although we had a few handfuls of examples before 1980, we began collecting in a more serious fashion about then.

It was a remarkable collection even then.

It was a remarkable collection even then.

A miniature like this would have been a love token. The braid of hair has a great deal of intimacy read more

A miniature like this would have been a love token. The braid of hair has a great deal of intimacy and personal significance for whomever would have owned this miniature.

If moisture gets in under the glass (covering), it can completely ruin the painting. They also do fade like a read more

If moisture gets in under the glass (covering), it can completely ruin the painting. They also do fade like a watercolor on paper.