AMSTERDAM.- This autumn at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam the work of Gabriel Metsu (1629- 1667), one of the most influential Dutch genre painters of the 17th century, are put back in the spotlight. Metsu’s paintings beautifully depict everyday life du…
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Rediscovers the Work of Gabriel Metsu in Exhibition
AMSTERDAM.- This autumn at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam the work of Gabriel Metsu (1629- 1667), one of the most influential Dutch genre painters of the 17th century, are put back in the spotlight. Metsu’s paintings beautifully depict everyday life du…
After Nine Months of Tests, French Scientists Identify Head of France’s King Henri IV
LONDON (AP).- After nine months of tests, researchers in France have identified the head of France’s King Henry IV, who was assassinated in 1610 aged 57. The scientific tests helped identify the late monarch’s embalmed head, which was shuffled between …
Scientists Identify Head of France’s King Henri IV
LONDON (AP).- After nine months of tests, researchers in France have identified the head of France’s King Henry IV, who was assassinated in 1610 aged 57. The scientific tests helped identify the late monarch’s embalmed head, which was shuffled between …
Kimbell Art Museum Presents First Major U.S. Exhibition Devoted to Salvator Rosa
FORT WORTH, TX.- Kimbell Art Museum presents the first major U.S. exhibition devoted to the work of Salvator Rosa (1615–1673), one of the boldest artists and personalities of 17th-century Italy, December 12, 2010 – March 27, 2011. Salvator Rosa: B…
Selected Group of Victorian and Edwardian Masterpieces To Lead Sotheby’s London December Sale
LONDON.- Sotheby’s Sale of Victorian and Edwardian Art, on Thursday, December 16, 2010, will open with Masterpieces, fourteen lots comprising a carefully selected group of paintings and watercolours from private collections, estimated to bring in the r…
Dedicated Sale of 20th Century British Art Announced at Sotheby’s for December 15th
LONDON.- Following the success of The Robert Devereux Post-War British Art Collection at auction last month, Sotheby’s will stage its dedicated sale of 20th Century British Art in London on Wednesday, December 15, 2010. A number of distinguished p…
Roman Imperial Marble Bust Sells for a Staggering $23.8 Million at Sotheby’s
NEW YORK, NY.- Tonight at Sotheby’s, A Marble Portrait Bust of the Deified Antinous, Roman Imperial, Reign of Hadrian, Circa A.D. 130-138 sold for $23,826,500, many multiples of the high estimate (est. $2/3million).* The bust led the auction of An…
Braginsky Collection of Rare Illuminated Hebrew Manuscripts Premieres at Israel Museum
JERUSALEM.- The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, will present one of the most important private collections of illuminated Hebrew manuscripts and printed books in the exhibition A Journey through Jewish Worlds: Highlights from the Braginsky Collection of Hebr…
Curated by Two Top Dalí Experts, Major Dalí Exhibition Opens in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- For the first time, the two world-renowned Salvador Dalí experts Mr. Enrique Sabater y Bonany, Dalí’s personal secretary and confidente for over 12 years, and Mr. Beniamino Levi, president of the Stratton Foundation and The Dali U…