The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) once again, on March 12 to 19, presented its unmissable event , reaffirming itself as a must-attend gathering for collectors, critics, museum curators, and art lovers from around the world. With 276 dealers and galleries from...
But Rose Dugdale A man suspected of being the fourth member of the gang behind the Louvre theft was arrested along with his brother, his sister, and a friend: two men and two women. An unusual gender balance. This week marks the international campaign against violence...
Picasso painting missing in Spain has been found Tiny in size — about 13 x 10 cm — Pablo Picasso’s Still Life with Guitar (Naturaleza muerta con guitarra) mysteriously disappeared during its transport from Madrid to Granada. Was it stolen? Lost? Or just handled...
Mark Your Calendar: November 14 in Rome for a Landmark Cultural Heritage Event On November 14, 2020, amid the global pandemic, UNESCO established the first International Day against the Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property — marking exactly 50 years since the...
Diagnostic investigations are adding new insights into the technique of one of the most studied painters in the world. And this time, Vasari was exactly right. After a full ten years, one of those restorations we can confidently call “historic” has...
Taxation rarely sparks applause—but in Italy, it just did. A rare wave of enthusiasm greeted the Italian Culture Minister’s 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...
