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Published on 28 June 2024

The Large-Scale Paintings of Notre-Dame de Paris: An Exemplary Restoration

Spared by the fire, the cathedral's paintings and tapestries, now restored, are reunited in the Gobelins gallery in Paris, where they reveal their mysteries...

The Large-Scale Paintings of Notre-Dame de Paris: An Exemplary Restoration - Cultural Heritage

Published on 28 June 2024

An Important Venetian Ceremony Painted in 1673 by Joseph Heintz the Younger

This large panorama, teeming with detail, bears witness to Joseph Heintz the Younger's talent as a narrator. Who commissioned it? Jean-Antoine de Mesmes,...

An Important Venetian Ceremony Painted in 1673 by Joseph Heintz the Younger - Pre-sale

Published on 14 June 2024

Success for Simon Jacobsz de Vlieger in New York

Collectors turned out in force for a painting from the Dutch Golden Age, a seascape by Simon Jacobsz de Vlieger (1601-1653), setting the third highest...

Success for Simon Jacobsz de Vlieger in New York - Lots sold

Published on 07 June 2024

A Majestic Horse by Antonio Susini

This bronze celebrates a complex figure of parade horsemanship, and is a testament to the Florentine sculptor's immense talent.

A Majestic Horse by Antonio Susini - Pre-sale

Cultural Heritage

Published on 17 May 2024

The Grand Siècle Returns to Normandy’s Château de Carrouges

The Centre des Monuments Nationaux has restored a rare collection of 17th-century furnishings in the royal apartment at the Château de Carrouges, reviving...

The Grand Siècle Returns to Normandy’s Château de Carrouges - Cultural Heritage

Published on 17 May 2024

Lady with Jasmine: Portrait of a Young Aristocrat by Nicolas de Largillière

This painting from a major regional collection, with its highly Louis-Quatorzian majesty, is a chance to examine the virtuoso portraitist's theatrical...

Lady with Jasmine: Portrait of a Young Aristocrat by Nicolas de Largillière - Pre-sale

Published on 19 January 2024

E is for Embroidery of the 17th and 18th Centuries

After the destruction wrought by the wars of religion, embroidery lavishly rose from the ashes under the impetus of royal power, which aimed to make...

E is for Embroidery of the 17th and 18th Centuries - Glossary

Published on 12 January 2024

A Painting from Rubens' Studio with a Rich Pedigree

Once in the collection of the Queen of Sweden, this large canvas from the early 17th century was created in the studio of Peter Paul Rubens, based on...

A Painting from Rubens' Studio with a Rich Pedigree - Pre-sale

Published on 19 November 2023

Amber Sets the Kugel Gallery Ablaze in Paris

This exhibition staged by the Kugel Gallery in Paris is the very first devoted to amber in France. It took some 20 years to assemble the masterpieces...

Amber Sets the Kugel Gallery Ablaze in Paris - Analyses

Published on 23 October 2023

Success: The Common Thread in the Chevalier Tapestry Collection Sale

Specialists eagerly awaited the partial dispersal of the tapestries in the family dynasty’s collection. A work inspired by America took top honors.

Success: The Common Thread in the Chevalier Tapestry Collection Sale - Lots sold

Published on 22 September 2023

Sodom and Gomorrah in Flames by Jan Bruegel the Elder

A recurring theme with late 16th-century Northern European artists, here the ruin of Sodom and Gomorrah is brilliantly depicted in a style typical of...

Sodom and Gomorrah in Flames by Jan Bruegel the Elder - Pre-sale

Published on 13 July 2023

Discovery: Jacobus Vrel at the Custodia Foundation

A woman of indefinable age, seen from behind, leans against a window where a child’s face stealthily appears in the half-darkness. She seems to be trying...

Discovery: Jacobus Vrel at the Custodia Foundation - Analyses

Published on 12 July 2023

Naples in Paris, Masterpieces from Capodimonte at the Louvre

At the Louvre’s invitation, over 70 masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum are on display at the Parisian institution. A fluid, sensitive and perceptive...

Naples in Paris, Masterpieces from Capodimonte at the Louvre - Exhibitions

Published on 09 June 2023

Studio Copy Reveals Discovery of George de La Tour Work

Identified in a private collection, this large painting of Saint James adds an unexpected subject to Georges de La Tour’s nocturnal scenes. Close examination...

Studio Copy Reveals Discovery of George de La Tour Work - Pre-sale

Published on 09 June 2023

A Rediscovered Masterpiece by Sculptor François Anguier

A very rare terracotta model with unusual iconography enables us to rediscover French sculptor François Anguier (1604-1669), a pioneer of Atticism and...

A Rediscovered Masterpiece by Sculptor François Anguier - Pre-sale

Published on 25 May 2023

Miniature Enamel Painting in the 17th Century

Seventeenth-century French and Swiss enamellers excelled in miniature portraits, historical scenes and landscapes. Europe’s rich and famous loved their...

Miniature Enamel Painting in the 17th Century - Analyses

Published on 19 May 2023

Jan Bruegel II Sets Troy Alight

This nightmarish vision of a blazing Troy borders on the sublime. The subject, highly popular with Flemish collectors in the 17th century and treated...

Jan Bruegel II Sets Troy Alight - Pre-sale

Published on 12 May 2023

Cecco del Caravaggio, in the Shadow of His Famous Teacher

A show in the Northern Italian town of Bergamo sheds light on Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s most mysterious follower. The first retrospective...

Cecco del Caravaggio, in the Shadow of His Famous Teacher - Analyses

Published on 05 May 2023

S is for Silk, in the 17th and 18th Centuries

During the Renaissance, Italy’s silk-making secrets became more widespread, and France was the first to benefit. Thanks to protectionist measures and...

S is for Silk, in the 17th and 18th Centuries - Glossary

Published on 31 March 2023

Nessus and Deianira: An Italian-Inspired Bronze

The myth about a kidnapping captivated the great Mannerist sculptors, particularly Giambologna and Susini.

Nessus and Deianira: An Italian-Inspired Bronze - Pre-sale

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