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Despite attempt to block loan of ‘Vitruvian Man,’ drawing heads to the Louvre
Just a week before the start of the Louvre’s much-anticipated blockbuster exhibition of works by Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian court threw out an appeal put forth two weeks ago […]
When an art dealer single-handedly earns more money than an auction house
Is it possible for an individual art dealer to earn more money than an auction house that’s been in business for 300 years? The answer should be no. Yet Yves […]
Italian court halts loan of the Vitruvian Man ahead of blockbuster da Vinci exhibition at the Louvre
Just two weeks ago, Italy and France signed a deal that reinstated a 2017 deal that would green light a number of works by Leonardo da Vinci to be loaned […]
Louvre reinstalls the Mona Lisa in the updated Salle des États
Extreme makeover Louvre Edition is offically complete and the Mona Lisa is back in her home gallery after a three-month stint in a neighbouring gallery. When the Mona Lisa moved […]
Italy and France to loan works by Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael, deal to be signed today
After two years of going back and forth, it seems Italy and France have finally reached an agreement concerning the loans of by of the most well-known Renaissance artists of […]
Research shows complete under drawings in Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Virgin of the Rocks’
The Virgin of the Rocks is one of the London National Portrait Gallery’s most-visited paintings. Leonardo da Vinci painted the scene of the Virgin Mary with the infant Christ twice, […]
Wait, the Mona Lisa isn’t a great example of the Mona Lisa Effect?
The short answer: no, not really, according to new research. Mona Lisa’s gaze, or what has been called the Mona Lisa Effect for years, is the feeling that no matter […]
