Precisely in these days, in which Florence has celebrated antiques at their highest level in the Biennale hosted at Palazzo Corsini, we like to remember that just 100 years ago, on 12 September 1922, in Florence died Stefano Bardini (1836-1922), who can rightly be...
The analyses on the Man of Sorrows inflame the debate on attribution One of the last paintings by the Florentine painter still in private hands will be sold at the โMaster Paintings and Sculptureโ auction, Sothebyโs New York, on January 27, 2022. A few weeks before...
new anti money laundering rules In 2018, the 5th European anti-money laundering directive was introduced. The intent of European Union is always to combat money laundering in all areas, including the art market. In the last year and a half it has been as if the world...
10 December On 10 December 1506, the rich Arte di Calimala commissioned Giovan Francesco Rustici to produce the bronze group of the Sermon of the Baptist, to renew the appearance of the Florence Baptistery and replace the marble group by Tino di Camaino on the north...
2 December In 1824 Mr Chevreul is entrusted with the task of relaunching the historic Gobelins factory, after customers complained that the colours were dull and unattractive. Chevreul begins to study and realizes that the colours used by the Gobelins are the same as...
9 December There are pigments linked with the place of production, such as Sienna Earth, or to where they were used, such as the Pompeian Red, or the Delft Blue. But Van Dyck is the only painter who has a pigment all to himself: the VanDyke brown. Yet his paintings...
