José Maria David (Né en 1944)

Known as “La Belle Juliette”, Jeanne-Françoise Julie Adelaïde Récamier (1777-1849) boasted not just beauty, but great literary and artistic talent, and political spirit. Her salon was a cornerstone of intellectual circles from the start of the French Consulate right through until the last days of the July Monarchy.

Spain will buy the Archivo Lafuente, the 20,000-piece collection of avant-garde objects and artworks amassed by José María Lafuente, a who made his fortune selling mozzarella and other cheeses to a chain of Spanish grocery stores, since the 1990s. In Lafuente stated: “It is a private archive with a public vocation,”

A modernist creation from a private collection exemplifies Maria Pergay’s work with metal.

Coming directly from her family, a dozen paintings by Maria Wiik provide a chance to rediscover this artist, little known in France but famous in her own country, mainly for introducing modern movements there.

3 centuries after its sinking off the coast of Colombia, one of the largest galleons in the Spanish armada has resurfaced thanks to never-before-seen images filmed by the army. Visible in the video are cannons, porcelain shards & gold coins. Located in 2015 at 3,116.7 ft the shipwreck has never been fully excavated.

Following the announcement that Leon Black would not seek re-election as board chair amid controversy regarding ties to Jeffrey Epstein, MoMA has revealed that Kravis will step into the role. A former president of the board, she and her husband are significant collectors and supporters of the museum. (ARTnews)

This decidedly eclectic two-day sale was dominated by a delicate Flemish school panel and a gouache by Van Dongen.

Turquin's latest discovery is a red-letter event: there are very few of these ambitious compositions with extremely sophisticated messages by the 17th century Dutch painter.

Spanish artist Maria Blanchard was one of the few Cubist women painters. Two works typical of her output, featuring young girls, are up for auction in Normandy.

Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral boasts a stunning historiated pavement whose earliest parts date back to the 14th century. It is particularly fragile and visible only briefly on rare occasions.