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    July 25, 2022

    Acquisition for the Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia

    Medieval art, Medieval painting, Museums, News, Old Master paintings, Pintura medieval
    By Marc

        The Generalitat of Valencia (autonomous government of Valencia) will acquire the Lladró Collection for the Museum of Fine Arts of Valencia The Lladró collection consists of a total of 72 works, 70 paintings and 2 sculptures. They will become part of

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    June 10, 2022

    Canova’s last work

    Exhibitions, News, Old Masters sculpture, sculpture
    By Marc

        Tomorrow, 7 July, the sculpture "Recumbent Magdalene" by Antonio Canova (1757-1822) will be auctioned at Christie's with an estimate of £5-8 million. It is a historic rediscovery, the sculpture was known to experts, a plaster model is preserved in the Canova

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    May 20, 2022

    Carlo Crivelli Exhibition

    Exhibitions, Medieval art, Medieval painting, Museums, News, Old Master paintings
    By Marc

        We are late reporting on this exhibition, but it is extraordinary. Extraordinary because it is the first time an exhibition on Carlo Crivelli has been held in the UK. Extraordinary because the exhibition is at Ikon gallery, Birmingham, outside London. Because of the

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    May 11, 2022

    Penitent Magdalene of Titian

    News, Old Master paintings
    By Marc

        This Penitent Magdalene by Ticiano Vecellio, Titian, was auctioned today at Dorotheum auction house in Vienna. The painting has recently been rediscovered and after its study it has been determined that it is the painting that was thought to be missing

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    January 21, 2022

    Ribera in Australia

    News, Old Master paintings
    By galeriabernat

        "The Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, has announced that it acquired a work by Jusepe de Ribera, Aesop, last year. The painting is an oil on canvas, 125 x 92 cm, executed between 1625 -31 The painting is

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    January 14, 2022

    A Madonna hidden under the Botticelli

    News, Old Master paintings
    By galeriabernat

      Botticelli's painting "Man of Sorrows", which will be auctioned at Sotheby's on 27 January, has been analysed by the auction house, and infrared images show that underneath the painting there is an earlier composition.     This is the painting of a "Madonna

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    November 3, 2021

    Hispanic sculpture

    Exposiciones, Museums, Old Master paintings
    By galeriabernat

    After 4 years closed for renovations at its New York headquarters, the Hispanic Society reopens with the exhibition: "Gilded Figures: Wood and Clay Made Flesh". This splendid exhibition will offer a rare glimpse of a major art form from the Hispanic

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    October 21, 2021

    Leonardo teacher

    Exposiciones, Museums, Old Master paintings
    By galeriabernat

    "Leonardo and the copy of Mona Lisa. New approaches to the practice of the Vincian workshop" is an exhibition on view at the Museo del Prado until 23 January next year. Curated by Ana González Mozo, the exhibition summarises the research

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    June 11, 2021

    Velázquez’s Saint Thomas in Orleans

    Exposiciones, Museums, Old Master paintings
    By galeriabernat

    The Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans inaugurated last week its latest exhibition dedicated to Diego Velázquez's Saint Thomas. The show will chart the painting's interesting history, including the change of attribution from Murillo to Velázquez made in 1920 by the Italian art historian Robert Longhi.

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    May 31, 2021

    Laurence des Cars, new director of the Louvre Museum

    Museums, News, Noticias
    By galeriabernat

      Laurence des Cars has been named as the new director of the Louvre Museum in Paris. Des Cars, a specialist in nineteenth century painting, is the current president of the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie. She will replace

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    May 27, 2021

    The Medici at The Met

    Exhibitions, Museums, Old Master paintings
    By galeriabernat

    One exhibition that will be worth a visit, is the one opening next month at the Metropolitan in New York, THE MEDICI: Portraits & Politics, 1512-1570. As they say at the Metropolitan: Through an outstanding group of portraits, this major loan exhibition

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    May 19, 2021

    Manuel Arias new curator of sculpture at the Museo del Prado

    Exhibitions, Museums, News, Old Masters sculpture, sculpture
    By galeriabernat

        Manuel Arias has been appointed curator of sculpture at the Museo del Prado. The former deputy director of the Museo de Escultura de Valladolid will take up his new post on 1 June. He holds a PhD in Art History and has

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    April 23, 2021

    Murillo?

    News, Old Master paintings
    By galeriabernat

      This painting "Saint Francis Embracing Christ on the Cross", attributed to Murillo, was due to be auctioned yesterday at Christie's New York. But two days before the auction the painting was withdrawn and Christie's has not given any explanation. According to

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    April 14, 2021

    A caravaggio at Ansorena?

    News, Noticias, Old Master paintings
    By galeriabernat

      The most talked-about piece of news last week was the possible Caravaggio that was to be auctioned at the Ansorena auction house in Madrid.   The "Ecce Homo" was to be auctioned for a price of 1,500 euros. But growing rumours that

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    March 3, 2021

    Winston Churchill, painter

    News
    By galeriabernat

      In the latest Christie's London auction, Winston Churchill's painting "The Tower of the Kutubia Mosque" has been sold for 7 million pounds (8.2 with commission). The painting has an interesting history. Churchill, who was an amateur painter, painted this work in

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    February 17, 2021

    “The liberation of Saint Peter” of Ribera conserved

    News, Old Master paintings
    By galeriabernat

    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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    February 3, 2021

    Royal Portrait

    News
    By galeriabernat

    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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    January 28, 2021

    More than 92 million for Botticelli

    Medieval art, Medieval painting, Noticias
    By galeriabernat

    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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    January 20, 2021

    Major works for sale

    Medieval art, Medieval painting, Noticias
    By galeriabernat

    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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    December 18, 2020

    Purchases (III)

    Medieval sculpture
    By galeriabernat

    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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    December 15, 2020

    Purchases (II)

    Pintura medieval
    By galeriabernat

    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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    December 11, 2020

    Purchases (I)

    Noticias, Pintura medieval
    By galeriabernat

    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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  • November 23, 2020

    Sorpresas en subastas

    Noticias
    By galeriabernat

    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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  • January 10, 2020

    New Spanish Gothic painting curator at Museo del Prado

    Uncategorized
    By galeriabernat

    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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  • November 23, 2019

    Goya’s exhibition in the bicentennial year of Museo del Prado

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    By galeriabernat

    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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  • November 5, 2019

    Art Fairs in November

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    By galeriabernat

    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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  • October 26, 2019

    Leonardo at the Louvre

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    By galeriabernat

    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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  • October 11, 2019

    The Foundation María Cristina Masaveu Peterson presents its new headquarters in Madrid

    Uncategorized
    By galeriabernat

    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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  • October 5, 2019

    A tale of two women Painters: Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana

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    By galeriabernat

    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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  • September 21, 2019

    Cambó family decides to sell a protected painting by Botticelli

    Uncategorized
    By galeriabernat

    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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  • September 14, 2019

    Balenciaga and Spanish painting

    Uncategorized
    By galeriabernat

    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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  • September 7, 2019

    31st Edition La Biennale Paris

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    By galeriabernat

    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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  • July 19, 2019

    Hans Rudolf Gerstenmaier

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    By galeriabernat

    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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  • July 18, 2019

    BIAF 2019 – The great Italian Art Fair

    Uncategorized
    By galeriabernat

    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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  • July 15, 2019

    Javier Solana, new Patronage president of Museo del Prado

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    By galeriabernat

    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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  • June 24, 2019

    Velázquez, Rembrandt, Vermeer. Parallel visions

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    By galeriabernat

    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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  • June 4, 2019

    Renovation of Sotheby’s headquarters in New York

    Uncategorized
    By galeriabernat

    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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  • May 22, 2019

    Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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    By galeriabernat

    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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  • May 15, 2019

    The Annunciation by Fra Angelico

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    By galeriabernat

    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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  • May 3, 2019

    The Zubieta Goyas disembark in Bilbao

    Uncategorized
    By galeriabernat

    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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  • May 3, 2019

    Chillida-Leku

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    By galeriabernat

    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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  • March 21, 2019

    Sorolla: Master of Light

    Uncategorized
    By galeriabernat

    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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  • March 15, 2019

    The Virgin with the Smiling Child

    Uncategorized
    By galeriabernat

    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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  • March 5, 2019

    Master of the Embroidered Foliage

    Uncategorized
    By galeriabernat

    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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  • February 8, 2019

    Balthus

    Uncategorized
    By galeriabernat

    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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  • January 9, 2019

    Gilbert & George as Guests of Honour in BRAFA 2019

    Uncategorized
    By galeriabernat

    "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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  • December 18, 2018

    Museo del Prado 1819-2019

    Uncategorized
    By galeriabernat

    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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  • December 17, 2018

    Bruegel – Once in A Lifetime

    Uncategorized
    By galeriabernat

    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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  • November 21, 2018

    Velázquez and the Golden Age

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    By galeriabernat

    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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  • February 15, 2018

    Mas sobre la exposición del Bosco

    Exposiciones, Noticias, Pintura medieval
    By gbernat

    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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  • February 15, 2018

    Patrimonio Nacional

    Exposiciones, Noticias
    By gbernat

    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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  • February 15, 2018

    El divino Morales

    Exposiciones, Noticias
    By gbernat

    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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  • February 15, 2018

    El siglo de Oro

    Exposiciones, Noticias
    By gbernat

    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

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