Christie's - Finestre sull'Arte

Pollaiolo’s *Battle of the Nudes* up for auction at Christie’s: it is the first signed engraving in the history of Italian art

On July 7, as part of the “Old Master Prints” auction organized by Christie’s, Antonio del Pollaiolo’s *The Battle of the Nudes* —considered one of the most important and influential prints of the Italian 15th century and created around 1...
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A precious and rare miniature by Silvestro dei Gherarducci resurfaces at a Christie’s auction

One of the most important Italian miniatures to appear on the market in recent years will be the highlight of the “Valuable Books and Manuscripts including Cartography” auction, scheduled for July 8 at Christie’s. It is a monumental illuminated...
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A rare medieval manuscript featuring the legend of the Holy Grail is set to go up for auction at Christie's

A monumental illuminated manuscript dating back more than seven centuries, which preserves some of the most famous legends of the Arthurian cycle, is set to return to the spotlight. On July 8, 2026, Christie’s will present it in Londonat an auc...
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Bellotto stars at Christie's: £6 million Venetian masterpiece in London

One of the most important Venetian vedute (views) by Bernardo Bellotto (Venice, 1722 - Warsaw, 1780) to appear on the market in recent years will take center stage at the Old Masters Evening Sale organized by Christie's in London on June 30. The work...
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London, Pre-Raphaelite fairy tales from Albert Zuckerman's collection up for auction at Christie's

London is gearing up for a major art sale during Christie's Classic Week, which will auction 20 works from Albert Zuckerman's celebrated collection this summer. The collection, amassed, lived in, and loved by the well-known New York literary agent fo...
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Christie's surpasses 1.1 billion overnight: Pollock, Brancusi and Rothko sold for crazy sums

An evening destined to go down in international art market history. On Monday, May 18, 2026, Christie's in New York surpassed the billion-dollar mark for the second time in history in a single night of sales, thanks to the consecutive Masterpieces: T...
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Rare Michelangelo study for Sistine Chapel sold at Christie's: record

New world record for a work by Michelangelo at auction: it happened at Christie's in New York, where a rare study for the Libyan Sibyl from the Sistine Chapel sold for $27.2 million (23.10 million euros). And to think that this figure was the result...
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World record for Artemisia Gentileschi: her self-portrait exceeds 5.6 million at Christie's

New world record for Artemisia Gentileschi. At Christie' s auction on Feb. 4, theSelf-Portrait as St. Catherine of Alexandria fetched a price of $5,687,000 (4.8 million euros), more than doubling the minimum estimate and marking the highest result ev...
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