Topic: Visual Arts
MILAN (Reuters Life!) - Italian anthropologists expect to have a definite result in their investigation into Baroque artist Caravaggio's death in May, hopefully unveiling a centuries old mystery. Italy's National Committee for Cultural Heritage has been working since last year to find out what caused the painter's death in 1610 and the whereabouts of his corpse. Working with ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Auctioneers Christie's said its mid-season sale of 20th century decorative art and design generated strong interest from U.S. and foreign bidders in New York Tuesday in a sign the struggling art market is coming back to life. Buyers bid a total of $1.2 million for 99 lots, which was double Christie's own ...
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Around 450 works of art from emerging powers Brazil, Russia, India and China will be offered for sale in London next month and auctioneer Phillips de Pury expects them to raise around $15 million. Company chairman Simon de Pury said the series of auctions, the first to be held at Charles Saatchi's London gallery, will represent ...
