LONDON.- Bonhams are to sell a near-contemporary portrait of Napoleon painted by his valet and close companion Louis-Joseph-Narcisse Marchand in the British & Continental Pictures auction in Knightsbridge on 30 November 2010. Marchand (1791-1876) was …
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…
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…
Gustav Klimt and Napoleon Bonaparte Heading to Melbourne
MELBOURNE.- Famous Viennese and French artworks rarely seen outside Europe are coming to Melbourne in 2011 and 2012. Minister for the Arts Peter Batchelor announced the next two instalments of the highly successful Melbourne Winter Masterpieces Series …
Gustav Klimt and Napoleon Bonaparte Heading to Melbourne
MELBOURNE.- Famous Viennese and French artworks rarely seen outside Europe are coming to Melbourne in 2011 and 2012. Minister for the Arts Peter Batchelor announced the next two instalments of the highly successful Melbourne Winter Masterpieces Series …
Origins and Mysteries of the Inca’s Gold Explored at Pinacothèque de Paris
PARIS.- The Inca empire is among one of the greatest in history. In one hundred years, an ethnic group with obscure origins, settled in the Cusco valley, undertook a series of conquests that nothing seemed capable of stopping: it was to dominate an imm…
Origins and Mysteries of the Inca’s Gold Explored in New Exhibition at Pinacothèque de Paris
PARIS.- The Inca empire is among one of the greatest in history. In one hundred years, an ethnic group with obscure origins, settled in the Cusco valley, undertook a series of conquests that nothing seemed capable of stopping: it was to dominate an imm…
The Oyster Eater by Henri Stresor Returns to France for the XXVth Biennale Des Antiquaires
PARIS.- A painting that once belonged to Cardinal Joseph Fesch (1763-1839), the half-brother of Napoleon’s mother, Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte, is among the superb selection of Old Masters being shown by Bernheimer-Colnaghi at the XXVth Biennale de…
The Oyster Eater by Henri Stresor Returns to France for the XXVth Biennale Des Antiquaires
PARIS.- A painting that once belonged to Cardinal Joseph Fesch (1763-1839), the half-brother of Napoleon’s mother, Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte, is among the superb selection of Old Masters being shown by Bernheimer-Colnaghi at the XXVth Biennale des A…
The Art of Governing through Art to Be Featured in Exhibition at Nationalmuseum
STOCKHOLM.- This autumn, Nationalmuseum presents the magnificent exhibition Staging Power – Napoleon, Karl Johan, Alexander. On show will be some 420 items – a collection of portraits, costumes, jewellery and other art wares – all telling a s…