In Oxford just an hour from London the Ashmolean Museum gives us a great opportunity to see some…
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Curators sometimes get a chance of buying ‘undiscovered’ key-pieces, saving them from oblivion. Due to distinctiveness and a formidable eye for quality, this is now the case with……
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For those who are interested in the sketches and studies of the famous Francisco de Goya y Lucientes the Prado museum launched a special..
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….a very helpful database for drawings by Rembrandt and his school……..
Read MoreWednesday the 5th of December 2012 will surely be remembered by art lovers for quite some time. Not often was there such excitement in salerooms as in the Sotheby´s sale where one of the finest drawings by Raphael was to be sold. The former ‘Chatsworth drawing’ is of exceptional quality and speaks for itself. Raphael made the study of the apostle’s head for his Transfiguration, his last great commission.
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Great discoveries sometimes innervate the art world, causing great excitement among scholars and art lovers. Early October news arrived about the discovery of a drawing that can be linked to the Van Eyck studio. The famous painter Jan van Eyck (1370/1400- 1441) conducted this workshop together with his brother Hubert.
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Unfortunate but true. The exhibition Raphael Unraveled in Teylers Museum Haarlem came to an end. It is clear that it can be considered a great success, with..
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