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30 janvier 2010

Christie's Old Masters & 19th Century Sales Series Achieve $40,858,500

Jan Brueghel II (Antwerp 1601-1678), The entry of the animals into Noah's ark (detail), oil on panel, 23 5/8 x 35 3/8 in. Estimate: $2,500,000 - $3,500,000. Price Realized: $2,882,500. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2010 NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s New York...

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Tags: Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, Alonso Cano, Luca Carlevarijs, Gaetano Gandolfi, Giovanni Paolo Panini, Jan Brueghel II, Jacob Duck

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30 janvier 2010

Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture Sale at Sotheby's Brings $61.6 Million

Sir Anthony van Dyck, Two Studies of a Bearded Man. Estimate: $7,250,500. Sold for $7,250,500. Photo: EFE/Sotheby's NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s 2010 Old Masters Week totaled $74,181,071 (£45,992,356, €53,148,582), nearly topping the presale series estimate...

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Tags: Sotheby's, Anthony van Dyck

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29 janvier 2010

Attributed to Tiziano Aspetti (1550 - 1606), Apostles Peter and Paul, Italy, Venice, circa 1600

Attributed to Tiziano Aspetti (1550 - 1606), Apostles Peter and Paul, Italy, Venice, circa 1600. photo Sotheby's a pair, bronze; heights 35 7/8 in., 35 1/2 in.; 91 cm, 90 cm. Est. 300,000—500,000 USD. Lot Sold 542,500 USD PROVENANCE: Baron Maurice de...

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Tags: bronze, 1600, Rothschild, Italy, Venice, Arthur M. Sackler, Tiziano Aspetti

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29 janvier 2010

Kenneth J. Lane, Conch Shell on Coral Reef Brooch & Coral Reef Cuff bracelet @ Fabulous Facets

Kenneth J. Lane Conch Shell on Coral Reef Brooch The black enamel conch shell is detailed with pavé-set, faceted, faux diamonds, placed into gold tone metal in the spiral form of the shell. A beautiful glass pearl cabochon is set at the center. The enameled...

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Tags: Coral, Fabulous Facets, Kenneth J. Lane, conch shell

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29 janvier 2010

Anish Kapoor prévoit de construire la 'tour olympique' de Londres

Anish Kapoor LONDRES (ROYAUME-UNIS) [29.01.10] – Anish Kapoor a présenté son projet pour la « tour olympique » voulue par le maire de la capitale anglaise, Boris Johnson. Pour un coût de 15 millions de livres financé par le magnat de l'acier Lakshmi Mittal,...

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Tags: Anish Kapoor, Londres, Jeux Olympiques, Tour Eiffel

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29 janvier 2010

Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto, Study of a Merchant Vessel & An Architectural Capriccio with a Pavilion

Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto (Venice 1697 - 1768), Study of a Merchant Vessel. photo Sotheby's Pen and brown ink and gray and brown wash over black chalk; bears inscription in brown ink: Canaleto. 9 5/8 by 7 1/2 in; 244 by 191 mm. Estimate...

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Tags: 18th century, Canaletto, Sotheby's, Drawing

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29 janvier 2010

Francisco de Zurbarán, Saint Dorothy, full-length, holding a basket of apples and roses

Francisco de Zurbarán (Fuente de Cantos, Badajoz 1598 - 1664 Madrid) Saint Dorothy, full-length, holding a basket of apples and roses. photo Sotheby's oil on canvas, inscribed lower left: S. DOrOTEA. 71 by 40 in.; 180.2 by 101.5 cm. Est. 3,000,000—4,000,000...

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Tags: 17th century, Francisco de Zurbarán, Saint Dorothy

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29 janvier 2010

Italian Scientists Believe Leonardo da Vinci Painted Himself as "Mona Lisa"

The reported tomb of Leonardo da Vinci at Saint-Hubert Chapel at the Amboise castle, in the Loire valley, western France. AP Photo/Bertrand Combaldieu ROME (AP).- The legend of Leonardo da Vinci is shrouded in mystery: How did he die? Are the remains...

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Tags: Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, Amboise

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28 janvier 2010

An Austrian ivory group of Pluto and Proserpina, attributed to Matthias Steinl (circa 1644-1727), circa 1700

An Austrian ivory group of Pluto and Proserpina, attributed to Matthias Steinl (circa 1644-1727), circa 1700. photo Sotheby's upon original ivory-inlaid and ebony-veneered socle. height without socle 10 1/4 in.; 26 cm. Est. 120,000—150,000 USD. Lot Sold...

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Tags: Ivory, 18th century, Rothschild, Austrian, Matthias Steinl, Pluto, Propersina

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28 janvier 2010

Restoration of National Gallery's 18th Century Scagliola Table Top

Don Pietro Belloni, Scagliola table-top (detail). Photo © 2010 National Gallery of Ireland DUBLIN.- In 1902, Lady Geraldine Dowager Countess of Milltown gifted to the National Gallery of Ireland the contents of Russborough, Co. Wicklow, in memory of her...

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Tags: National Gallery of Ireland, Don Pietro Belloni, Scagliola

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