The pigments and primer are the same as the ones used by da Vinci. Also, da Vinci is believed to have met d’Este at the Vatican in 1514. Some experts think he may have completed the painting there. But other …
The fresco has survived two wartime threats — Napoleon’s troops used the wall of the refectory on which the fresco was painted as target practice. It also was exposed to the air for several years when bombing during World War …
“There are no doubts that the portrait is the work of Leonardo,” he said. Pedretti believes da Vinci painted the face, and da Vinci’s assistants painted a palm leaf held by d’Este in the painting. Barki believes the buyer from …
For the many not of the elite, the masterpieces forming the canon of art may feel at odds with their lived experience and collective history. It is tempting to abandon the idea of the masterpiece as an obsolete concept tailored …
The depicted smile has continuously captured the world’s imagination ever since. I’ve always harbored a certain disdain for articles that begin with a dictionary definition. But when I was asked to write about a masterpiece in a New York collection, …
Masterpiece Awards are awarded to those exhibits and stands that are judged to be outstanding – perhaps undiscovered, rare, provenanced, and of beauty. The Royal Hospital Chelsea becomes the meeting point of creatives and collectors during Masterpiece London. What sets…
Painted in an era when religious imagery was still a dominant artistic theme, “The Last Supper” depicts the last time Jesus broke bread with his disciples before his crucifixion. The sitter in the painting is thought to be Lisa Gherardini, …
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As part of a tax probe, authorities searched his squalid flat in the suburbs of Munich in 2011. Hidden among the junk, they found a collection of more than 1,400 artworks worth over $1.3 billion. Some were masterpieces by Henri …