Read The Guardian original article Masterpiece’s ‘rebirth’ features in BBC Four series as conservators find doodle underneath painting Mark Brown Arts correspondent Wed 13 Nov 2019 17.00 EST A doodle of a man’s head unseen for more than 500 years has helped to...
Read The Art Newspaper original article A 13th century painting of the Mocking of Christ, found in an elderly woman’s kitchen and attributed to the Florentine artist Cenni di Pepo (known as Cimabue, active 1272-1302), has sold today in France for €19.5m (€24.1m with...
The 17th-century portrait of Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia on display at the Walker Art Gallery. Photograph: Steve Judson/Walker Art Gallery. Read Artnet original article Virtuous Online Commenters Have Discovered an Authentic Work by Anthony van Dyck,...
Read The Guardian original article The portrait dates from 1562 and it may have been painted in Steven van der Meulen’s workshop. Photograph: Handout Bonhams A mysterious portrait of an unknown woman has been identified as a rare depiction of a young Elizabeth...
Read Live Science original article A previously unknown Caravaggio painting that was found just a few years ago was expected to fetch up to $170 million at auction this week — but it never made it to the auction block. Instead, an unnamed buyer quietly purchased the...
Read ArtNet original article The painting, Judith Beheading Holofernes, was discovered in an attic in 2014. Sarah Cascone, June 25, 2019 Caravaggio, Judith Beheading Holofernes (circa 1607), detail. Courtesy of Cabinet Turquin. A painting experts claim is a long-lost...