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“The liberation of Saint Peter” of Ribera conserved
Since 2015, Patrimonio Nacional (under which the Spanish State's Palaces are administered), has conserved 9 paintings by José de Ribera. The conservation has been carried out by Rafael Alonso. The latest was of the painting "The Liberation of Saint Peter", which
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Royal Portrait
Last year, Philip Mould, an English art dealer, bought this small portrait in an online auction. At the auction it was said that it could be a portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh. It turned out to be a portrait of King
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More than 92 million for Botticelli
Sotheby's has broken its records for Old Master paintings auctions, selling Botticelli's "Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Medallion" for $80 million, which, with commission, comes to $92,184,000. The buyer is not yet known, although there are rumours that it
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Major works for sale
Next week, Sotheby’s New York will celebrate “Masters Week”, with several auctions. Three major works stand out: Sandro Botticelli "Portrait of a young man holding a roundel". The painting is estimated at $ 80 million. Its sale would set a new record
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Purchases (III)
Finally, another remarkable sale is this sculpture of the "Virgin with Child", School of Northern France, 14th century. It was on sale at Sotheby's London with an estimate of 20 - 30,000 pounds, a very low price due to the
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Purchases (II)
Another work to highlight is this triptych by Fernando Gallego "La Virgen de la humildad", which was auctioned at Leo Spik, Berlin. It had a starting price of 90,000 euros and was auctioned off for 529,760 euros. The small size of
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Purchases (I)
In this post and the next two, we will comment on some of the latest medieval art sales: The Museo del Prado, has bought this "Calvary with Saints and Donors". The panel, of very high quality, has had different attributions and pending
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Sorpresas en subastas
A veces informamos de sorpresas en las subastas, de precios inesperados, gangas, que en inglés denominan “sleeper” (éxito inesperado), es decir, obras que salen como anónimas y realmente se pueden atribuir a un gran maestro con el consiguiente cambio de
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New Spanish Gothic painting curator at Museo del Prado
Doctor in Art History at the Autonomous University of Barcelona with the thesis Images and ideas in late Catalan painting and professor of Medieval Art at the University of Girona since 1997. He is fundamentally dedicated to study the meanings
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Goya’s exhibition in the bicentennial year of Museo del Prado
After a long birthday party, the great day of the Prado bicentennial arrived. On November 19, 1819, this Tuesday made just 200 years, opened its doors in Madrid the Royal Museum, the germ of the current art gallery. Two centuries
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Art Fairs in November
In November, three renowned andinteresting art fairs are going to take place all around the World. We will analyse themin the following blog. The first one is TEFAF New York (1st-5th November), which on its fourth edition focuses on fine and
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Leonardo at the Louvre
An exceptional exhibition on Leonardo da Vinci will be presented at the Musée du Louvre in the fall of 2019. A unique group of artworks that only the Louvre could bring together, in addition to its outstanding collection of paintings
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The Foundation María Cristina Masaveu Peterson presents its new headquarters in Madrid
On 4th October, the María Cristina Masaveu Peterson opened its new headquarters in Madrid (Alcalá Galiano 6), right in the centre of the capital and close to the Paseo del Arte. From that same day until 5th January 2020 access
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A tale of two women Painters: Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana
The exhibition (22nd October - 2nd February) will reveal the artistic personality of two of the most outstanding women artists in western art. Through a total of 60 works and for the first time, the Museo del Prado will jointly
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Cambó family decides to sell a protected painting by Botticelli
The Portrait of Michele Marullo Tarcaniota, from 1941, considered a masterpiece in Botticelli’s portraiture, is also the last work of the Quattrocento painter to be kept in private hands. In 1929 it was acquired by the Catalan politician and patron
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Balenciaga and Spanish painting
The museum is presenting an exhibition that connects the work of Cristóbal Balenciaga, the most admired and influential fashion designer of all time, with the tradition of 16th to 20th century Spanish painting. References to Spanish art and culture are a
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31st Edition La Biennale Paris
Renowned art fair, La Biennale Paris assembles this year national and international exhibitors under the roof of the Grand Palais presenting more than six millenniums of art. An iconic and prestigious event for over sixty years, La Biennale Paris has
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Hans Rudolf Gerstenmaier
Among the recent donations of 19th century paintings to the Prado Museum, those of Hans Rudolf Gerstenmaier is singular not only for its number, eleven artworks, but also for its concentration on the art of the last years of the
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BIAF 2019 – The great Italian Art Fair
The monumental stairway at Palazzo Corsini, the soaring frescoed ceilings, the terrace overlooking the Arno, the beauty of the past and splendour of recent times so close you could almost touch it, art that cedes to the artisan even if
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Javier Solana, new Patronage president of Museo del Prado
The Royal Patronage of the Prado Museum has a new president, and the elected one, voted unanimously by this collegiate body, has been Javier Solana (Madrid, 1946). The socialist politician was expected to occupy this strategic post, vacant since last
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Velázquez, Rembrandt, Vermeer. Parallel visions
Within the context of the Prado’s celebration of its Bicentenary, the Museum is presenting Velázquez, Rembrandt, Vermeer: Parallel visions, an ambitious exhibition devoted to Dutch and Spanish painting of the late 16th and early 17th centuries which benefits from the sponsorship of Fundación
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Renovation of Sotheby’s headquarters in New York
The Japanese architect, Shohei Shigematsu, has been in charge of expanding and renovating the rooms of the auction house, which since last week has more than two acres to exhibit impressionist, modern and contemporary art. This is OMA Studio’s first
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
On the occasion of the third centenary of the birth of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, the National Library of Spain (BNE) and the Institute of Cultural Heritage of Spain (IPCE) of the Ministry of Culture and Sport are organising an exhibition
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The Annunciation by Fra Angelico
After months of restoration by Almudena Sánchez, the Museo del Prado presents The Annunciation by Fra Angelico, one of the greatest treasures of the museum’s collection. A masterpiece that recovers its rich and dazzling colours, the supernatural light that invades
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The Zubieta Goyas disembark in Bilbao
For many years they were guarded in the Palacio de Zubieta in Lekeitio, which was the ancestral home of the lords of Adán de Yarza, and now return to the Basque Country to be exhibited to the public in the
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Chillida-Leku
The sculptor Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002) created a home for his work. It is in Hernani, very close to his hometown of San Sebastian. It is in a traditional Basque house from the 16th century called Zabalaga Leku that the artist
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Sorolla: Master of Light
From March 18th until July 7th 2019, the exhibition "Sorolla: Master of Spanish Light" will take place at the National Gallery of London. Known as the 'master of light' for his iridescent canvases, this is an extraordinary opportunity to see the
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The Virgin with the Smiling Child
Sculptures have always been part of the legend that has surrounded the enigmatic Leonardo da Vinci. However, not a single piece has been attributed until now, when curators of an exhibition in Florence have revealed that “The Virgin with the
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Master of the Embroidered Foliage
The rare and beautiful Master of the Embroidered Foliage "Virgin and Child", estimated at $150,000 to 250,000 was auctioned on the 27th February. Finally, it was sold for $2,050,000. The scene depicts the Virgin Mary breastfeeding the Infant Jesus. It belongs
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Balthus
In 2019 the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is presenting (from 19th February to 26th May) a retrospective exhibition of the legendary artist Balthasar Klossowski of Rola (1908-2001), known as Balthus, organised jointly with the Beyeler Fondation Riehen / Basel, where it is
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Gilbert & George as Guests of Honour in BRAFA 2019
"We have to let the pictures create themselves" The international BRAFA Art Fair is proud to welcome Gilbert & George as Guest of Honour of its 2019 edition (Tour & Taxis, Brussels, 26 January - 3 February). In the half century that
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Museo del Prado 1819-2019
Since the Royal Museum was opened on 19th November 1819 with funds from the royal collections, this institution has become one of the main repositories of Western pictorial memory, a fundamental reference point of Spanish culture and an object of
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Bruegel – Once in A Lifetime
The Bruegel exhibition in Vienna is the setting for an amazing encounter. About half of all the extant works by Pieter Bruegel the Elder are on show. About forty paintings, sixty drawings and eighty prints can be attributed to him
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Velázquez and the Golden Age
Seven certainly does not seem like a very impressive number, but it changes when it comes to counting nothing less than Velázquez’s paintings. These seven oil paintings from the Museo Del Prado to Caixaforum Barcelona represent the largest display dedicated
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Mas sobre la exposición del Bosco
Como muestra de la importancia de la exposición del Bosco del museo del Prado, un dato, de todas las obras atribuidas a el Bosco, sólo tres no están en la exposición. Probablemente nunca más se podrán ver tantas obras del pintor
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Patrimonio Nacional
Otra exposición muy interesante, también en Madrid: De Caravaggio a Bernini: Obras maestras del seicento italiano en las colecciones Reales. La exposición la componen 72 pinturas y esculturas, creadas en Italia durante el siglo XVII, por los principales artistas del momento:
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El divino Morales
El pasado jueves 17 de junio se inauguró en el MNAC de Barcelona la exposición “El Divino Morales”. Es una muestra que vale la pena visitar. Está coorganizada por el Museo Nacional del Prado, el Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao
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El siglo de Oro
Este Verano la exposición estrella de Berlín es “El siglo de Oro. Die Ära Velázquez”. Que se celebra en la Gemäldegalerie de la Staatliche Museen zu Berlin hasta el 30 de octubre. Esta gran exposición presenta más de 130 obras maestras