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A recently discovered painting by the 16th-century artist Lavinia Fontana being offered at a Sotheby’s Old Master sale on Thursday is thought to be a self-portrait of the artist painted while ...
A 16th-century painting stolen from an English manor house and later recovered at a bus stop has sold for an astonishing $22.3 million. “The Rest on the Flight into Egypt,” is an early work by ...
Late baron’s ex-wife who owns 16th-century painting stolen 50 years ago refuses to return it — even though she ‘never really liked it’ By David Propper Published March 11, 2025, 11:10 p.m. ET ...
An Iowa public art museum is hailing the startling discovery of a long-forgotten 16th century painting that may be worth millions. Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines acquired Old Master painter Otto ...
For Belluno, the painting's value extends far beyond its estimated price-the record for a Solario at auction was made back in 2007 at Sotheby's in Milan, just over $100,000 for a Madonna and child ...
Stolen 16th-century painting, found at a bus stop, sells for record $22M Niha Masih, The Washington Post Published: Jul 05, 2024 2:07 AM Updated: Dec 14, 2024 6:26 PM ...
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa isn't just a painting; it's a global phenomenon. Housed within the Louvre Museum in Paris, this unassuming portrait of a woman with an enigmatic smile draws millions of ...
A painting believed to be from the 16th century of St. George slaying the dragon, as depicted in The Bible, was found during restoration of the Church of St. George Maggiore in Naples, Italy ...
A number of unsigned 16th-century portraits that have been attributed to Quesnel on the basis of a signed work (Mary Ann Waltham, 1572) can be viewed in museums and institutions worldwide.
Above: Saint Augustine in His Study (1507), by Vittore Carpaccio, at the Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice. I saw Vittore Carpaccio’s Saint Augustine in His Study for the first time ...