Luca Giordano (1634-1705)

The Mystical Marriage by the Piedmontese painter, and the Cain and Abel by the Neapolitan Baroque painter Giordano, led the auction on Friday, selling for €211,200 and €192,000 respectively under Ader's hammer. 

Rediscovered Old Masters and period furniture made by the greatest names rivaled each other at this sale.

Luca Giordano, one of the 17th century’s leading Neapolitan painters, influenced many artists in Italy, where the theme of Susanna and the Elders became a common one in the late 16th century.

The Petit Palais is presenting a real exhibition on the history of art, where visitors will discover to their surprise how Luca Giordano avoids every kind of label.

An imminent return in situ for a Venus by Cranach the Younger with the princely pedigree of Anatole Demidoff, which was first sold at the Hôtel Drouot 159 years ago.

If there is a collection that must not be missed under any circumstances, it is the one put together decades ago by James Bismuth, an agricultural commodities broker, who died last December at the age of 89.

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles, which began construction in March 2018, announced on Tuesday that construction delays will push the museum’s projected opening from 2023 to 2025. The Museum’s Director explained that supply chain issues exacerbated by the pandemic are among the causes. (Artnews)

Francesco Solimena’s The Triumph of Faith over Heresy Through the Intercession of the Dominicans, an important work in several respects, achieved a result commensurate with its impeccable provenance.

For the second year in a row, the Parisian gallery Lucas Ratton will open a summer branch on la place des Lices, at the heart of Saint-Tropez, from beginning of June. The young gallerist is the heir of Maurice and Charles Ratton, top dealers and great African art specialists of the beginning of the XXth century.

Though its subject seems somewhat unappealing today, The Triumph of Faith Over Heresy Through the Intercession of the Dominicans by Francesco Solimena (1657-1747) is an important work in many ways.