'Cognoscenti in a Room hung with Pictures' (1620) by unknown Flemish artist at the National Gallery, London. 🎨🔎 Eleven finely dressed men inspect and discuss the contents of a large room packed with works of art, astronomical instruments and antiques. Their distinctive features suggest that these might be portraits of known artists, connoisseurs, collectors and art dealers – the ‘cognoscenti’ of the painting’s title – though none have been securely identified. 🎨🔎 The paintings, sculptures an