DALLAS, TX.- On January 23, 2011, the only remaining set of codices from the Sacristy of the Sistine Chapel will be on display at the Meadows Museum as part of the exhibition The Lost Manuscripts from the Sistine Chapel: An Epic Journey from Rome to To…
Lost Manuscripts from the Sistine Chapel to be on View in the United States for First Time
DALLAS, TX.- On January 23, 2011, the only remaining set of codices from the Sacristy of the Sistine Chapel will be on display at the Meadows Museum as part of the exhibition The Lost Manuscripts from the Sistine Chapel: An Epic Journey from Rome to To…
Robert F. Kennedy-Owned Emancipation Proclamation Up for Auction
NEW YORK (AP).- A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln and bought by Robert F. Kennedy, who drew inspiration from the document as he enforced civil rights legislation in the 1960s, is going up for auction and could fetch as much as $…
Robert F. Kennedy-Owned Emancipation Proclamation Up for Auction
NEW YORK (AP).- A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln and bought by Robert F. Kennedy, who drew inspiration from the document as he enforced civil rights legislation in the 1960s, is going up for auction and could fetch as much as $…
Benjamin Franklin’s Famed "Disputes with America" Letter of 1767 Released by Midwest Collector Claude Harkins
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Benjamin Franklin’s famous “Disputes with America” letter of 1767, one of the most important and widely quoted letters from this legendary founding father, will be sold at public auction by Heritage Auction Galleries Be…
Arcimboldo’s Famous Paintings on View for the First Time in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The bizarre yet scientifically accurate composite heads painted by Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526–1593) will be exhibited together for the first time in the United States, at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, from September 19, …
Mark Twain: A Skeptic’s Progress Opens at the Morgan Library
NEW YORK, NY.- The Morgan Library & Museum and The New York Public Library—which hold two of the world’s great collections of manuscripts, rare books, letters, and other items related to the life of Mark Twain (1835-1910)— present a majo…
Mark Twain: A Skeptic’s Progress Opens at the Morgan Library
NEW YORK, NY.- The Morgan Library & Museum and The New York Public Library—which hold two of the world’s great collections of manuscripts, rare books, letters, and other items related to the life of Mark Twain (1835-1910)— present a majo…
Sotheby’s Presents Its Strongest Arts of The Islamic World Sale Ever Staged
LONDON.- Following the resounding successes achieved in the field of Islamic Art at Sotheby’s, the company’s forthcoming biannual Arts of the Islamic Works Sale in London, which presents more than 400 lots, on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 will …
Sotheby’s Presents Its Strongest Arts of The Islamic World Sale Ever Staged
LONDON.- Following the resounding successes achieved in the field of Islamic Art at Sotheby’s, the company’s forthcoming biannual Arts of the Islamic Works Sale in London, which presents more than 400 lots, on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 will …