Market - Finestre sull'Arte

Up for auction is the De Oratore illustrated by Bartolomeo Sanvito, a masterpiece of Renaissance miniature painting

A masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance is returning to the international market. Indeed, in May, at Pandolfini 's Milan headquarters, an extraordinary copy of Marcus Tullius Cicero's De Oratore, illuminated and calligraphed by Bartolomeo Sanvito (P...
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As many as 21 Renoir works come on the market all at once: they belonged to his muse

A collection that has remained out of the public eye for more than a century is preparing to emerge on the international market: as many as 21 works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. In New York, auction house Bonhams will present A Lasting Impression: The R...
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Two Monets at Sotheby's in Paris: sold at auction for 10.2 and 6.4 million

Two paintings by Claude Monet (Paris, 1840 - Giverny, 1926) that had remained in private collections for more than a century were auctioned at Sotheby 's in Paris on April 16 as part of the Art Moderne et Contemporain Evening Auction sale(we discuss...
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Cultural heritage, what changes the recently passed law has made

What are the changes introduced by the recent law that revised the Cultural Heritage and Landscape Code? On March 11, the Senate gave final approval to the "Subsidiary Enhancement of Cultural Heritage" law, an initiative born in 2023 at the proposal ...
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Passes at auction in Brescia starting at 1,200 euros but is a well-known masterpiece: sold for 88,000

In technical jargon they are called sleepers: they are those works that go through an auction with an attribution and estimate that undervalues them, but the market tends instead to believe that they are something more than the auction house thought,...
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Art market, global rebound in 2025 after two years of crisis

After two years of contraction, the global art and collectibles market returned to growth in 2025, marking a significant turnaround although still immersed in an uncertain international context. This is what emerges from the ninth edition of the repo...
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An auction at Dorotheum devoted to Old Masters, including masterpieces by Artemisia Gentileschi and Antiveduto Gramatica

On April 28, 2026, the Dorotheum auction house in Vienna will hold its auction dedicated to Old Master Paintings, offering a selection of works whose history is intertwined with the history of Europe itself. Among the most interesting lots is a fragm...
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The Dalí Museum in Florida acquires Salvador Dalí's largest work of art.

Amajor acquisition strengthens the collection of The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg , Florida, U.S., which was awarded what is described as the greatest work by Salvador Dalí (Figueres, 1904 - 1989) during the Surrealist auction last Mar...
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