While debates raged over whether artificial intelligence could replace connoisseurs and diagnosticians in the authentication of artworks, we didnโt see this coming. But AI has just entered the field of art restoration. Just a few days ago, Nature published an article...
Taxation rarely sparks applauseโbut in Italy, it just did. A rare wave of enthusiasm greeted the Italian Culture Ministerโs recent announcement: a new reduced VAT rate from former 22% to 5% on cultural goods, the lowest in the European Union, responding to the request...
While it is still in progress, we are sharing some reflections and images from TEFAFโthe largest and most prestigious art and antiques fair in the world. Annunciation tryptic by Galileo Chini, at the Bacarelli stand As usual, the fair does not disappoint, featuring...
Chicago’s most prestigious museum, the Art Institute, renowned for its masterpieces from all over the world and spanning different eras, is enriching its collection with a significant new addition: the most prestigious private collection of paintings, drawings,...
In recent years, the debate over the restitution of artworks stolen during the Second World War has taken on a central role in European cultural politics.Germany, in particular, is at the center of much controversy, due to the obvious role it played during the Nazi...
During the London Art Week of 2023, Christie’s of London had proposed the sale of a rare Renaissance masterpiece, the Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saint John the Baptist, and Mary Magdalene at the Feet of the Cross, unanimously attributed to the early work of...
