New York man’s possible 16th-century Michelangelo painting goes on display in Rome

BUFFALO (AP).- A possible 16th-century Michelangelo painting that hung for years in a local family’s home is being displayed in Rome as part of an exhibit of Renaissance art, a development its owner calls a major milestone as he works to have it accepted by the art world. Scholars disagree on whether “La Pieta With Two Angels” was painted by Michelangelo or by one of his collaborators. For now, the 19-by-25-inch work is described as “Michelangelesque” in a show sponsored by [...]

Sotheby’s to Offer one of the Most Important Work by Titian to Appear at Auction in Nearly Twenty Years

NEW YORK, NY.- A monumental work by the Renaissance master Titian will be offered early next year in Sotheby’s sale of Important Old Master Paintings in New York on 27 January 2011. A Sacra Conversazione: The Madonna and Child with Saints Luke and Catherine of Alexandria is one of only a handful of multi-figured compositions by the 16th century artist remaining in private hands and the most important to appear at auction since 1991. It will be shown the public for the first [...]

“Hidden” Tintoretto Goes on Public Display for the First Time

DORSET.- A hidden painting by Jacopo Tintoretto, the last of the three great Venetian Renaissance painters, has gone on public display for the first time and can be seen at Kingston Lacy in Dorset. The painting has spent most of the last 30 years in storage but, following a major programme of cleaning and restoration, “Apollo (or Hymen) Crowning a Poet and Giving Him a Spouse” can be seen at last. The National Trust Needs Your Help However, as well [...]