How the Old Masters painted animals: dragonfly wings and butterfly dust A first-ever collaboration between the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian examines the birth of natural history.

May 21, 2025 A Long-Lost Frans Post Painting Was Found in a Barn. It Just Sold for Over $7 Million at Auction. It's a record for the Old Master.

The houses are encouraging cross-category buying and offering rare, unique works bolstered by compelling narratives in a bid to boost bidding.

We know that the Old Masters like Botticelli, da Vinci or Rembrandt used to add animal proteins, such as egg yolk, to their paints, to modify their properties and allow more sophisticated paint ...

At Sotheby's Old Masters and 19th century paintings evening sale last Thursday, UK chairman Harry Dalmeny fielded bids from potential buyers who donned wispy silver crowns and bespoke pinstriped ...

Art & Exhibitions ‘There Is a Desire to Shift the Gaze’: Meet the Artists Reimagining Old Masters Paintings to Challenge the Narratives of the Western Canon Their works upend historical ...

As the Princeton University Art Museum undergoes renovations, its old master paintings remain behind closed doors. Still, even in storage, such works are the inspiration behind a new show, which ...

Clarke’s new old masters are selling fast. Of 16 in the gallery, nine have already been spoken for at prices ranging from $600 to $1,200. Conceivably, pretty pictures are coming back into style.

Christie's New York presents Old Master Paintings and Sculpture: Part II on 1/31/2024 . View all auction details, and browse Christie's New York lots on artnet.

Along with creating some of the most beautiful and famous works of art in Western history, the “Old Masters” such as Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, and Sandro Botticelli also have another ...