Canaletto's luminous Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day, has sold for a record price of £31.9 million at Christie's on Tuesday evening, eclipsing its upper estimate and setting a new auction benchmark for the Venetian master. Once part of the grand...
Three iconic works from the National Gallery Collection – Manet’s The Execution of Maximilian, Canaletto’s A Regatta on the Grand Canal and Rembrandt’s Self Portrait at the Age of 63– will be touring galleries and museums around the...
An historic painting showing the New Horse Guards from St James’s Park by the Venetian painter Canaletto is to be auctioned at the Dorotheum in Austria in October. The oil on canvas depicts a rare view of the London landmark under construction in 1753. The...
This Summer, three of the UK's most enchanting stately homes - Houghton Hall in Norfolk, Castle Howard in Yorkshire, and Compton Verney in Warwickshire - host major contemporary sculpture shows. The exhibitions aim to appeal to a broader audience by pairing these...
Our 2023 printable events guide is the go-to Frieze and Frieze week collateral crib sheet. We will be updating information daily, adding new events as they 'Pop-Up'! In addition, it includes information about the leading fair and all of the satellite events launching...
Venice was a major centre of art in the Renaissance: the city where the medium of oil on canvas became the norm. The achievements of the Bellini brothers, Carpaccio, Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese are a key part of this story. Nowhere else has been...
Tate Britain opens a complete rehang of the world’s greatest collection of British art, the first time in ten years that the gallery’s free displays have been presented anew. Visitors can now discover over 800 works by over 350 artists spanning six centuries....
Great Art Cities Explained (GACE) follows the successful YouTube art history series Great Art Explained in 15 Minutes, founded last year by art writer and curator James Payne. GACE, an art and travel series is a collaboration between PayneShurvell gallery owners,...
Following the wildly successful YouTube art history series, Great Art Explained in 15 Minutes, founded last year by art writer and curator James Payne, a new art and travel series has been launched. Great Art Cities Explained, a collaboration from PayneShurvell...