LONDON.- Estimated to sell for £70,000 to £100,000, this oil painting by Lucas Gassel shows the grounds of a Renaissance palace with episodes from the story of David and Bathsheba, an extensive landscape with mountains and a harbour beyond. On a tenn…
Bonhams to Sell Old Master Painting by Lucas Gassel that Shows Importance of Tennis
LONDON.- Estimated to sell for £70,000 to £100,000, this oil painting by Lucas Gassel shows the grounds of a Renaissance palace with episodes from the story of David and Bathsheba, an extensive landscape with mountains and a harbour beyond. On a tenn…
Janet Jackson ‘Nasty’ in the Louvre, with Fab Show to Benefit "Liaisons au Louvre"
PARIS (AP).- It’s a safe bet that the Louvre Museum, that hallowed sanctum that houses the Venus de Milo, the Mona Lisa and countless other priceless artistic treasures, has never seen moves quite like Janet Jackson’s. The Grammy-winning pop princess …
Janet Jackson ‘Nasty’ in the Louvre, with Fab Show to Benefit "Liaisons au Louvre"
PARIS (AP).- It’s a safe bet that the Louvre Museum, that hallowed sanctum that houses the Venus de Milo, the Mona Lisa and countless other priceless artistic treasures, has never seen moves quite like Janet Jackson’s. The Grammy-winning pop princess …
Hyde’s Rembrandt on Loan to Louvre, Detroit Institute of Arts Loans Painting by Rubens
GLEN FALLS, N.Y.- The Hyde Collection announced today that its prized Christ with Folded Arms by Rembrandt van Rijn will be on display in the Louvre in Paris beginning April 18, 2011 as part of a landmark exhibition titled Rembrandt and the Face of Je…
Sotheby’s will Offer The Robert Rubin Collection Of African Art at Auction in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- On 13 May 2011 Sotheby’s will offer The Robert Rubin Collection – one of the most important collections of African art to have appeared on the international market in recent years. Mr. Rubin (1934–2009) was a founding trustee o…
The Three Graces by Lucas Cranach Join the Collections of the Louvre Museum
PARIS.- A month after the launch of the campaign to acquire Lucas Cranach’s Three Graces, the Louvre has raised 1 million euros from over 5000 donors. This enabled Lucas Cranach’s Three Graces to enter into the Louvre’s collections. The…
After More than 20 Years, Michelangelo’s Most Precious Drawings at Albertina in Vienna
VIENNA.- Between 8 October 2010 and 9 January 2011, the Albertina presents the first major Michelangelo exhibition in more than twenty years. This display of 120 out of the artist’s most precious drawings offers a comprehensive insight into the wo…
Rare Arcimboldo Painting Acquired by the National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Gallery of Art has acquired the Four Seasons in One Head (c. 1590), a rare and important masterpiece by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, on the occasion of the exhibition Arcimboldo, 1526 -1593: Nature and Fantasy, on view in the East…
Rare Arcimboldo Painting Acquired by the National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Gallery of Art has acquired the Four Seasons in One Head (c. 1590), a rare and important masterpiece by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, on the occasion of the exhibition Arcimboldo, 1526 -1593: Nature and Fantasy, on view in the East…