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Beyond Face Value: Why This Botticelli Portrait Is Worth $80 Million

The Sotheby's expert who determined Sandro Botticelli's 'Young Man Holding a Roundel' to be worth $80 million explains what goes into making that decision.
By Clayton Schuster

Rembrandt May Have Painted This Self-Portrait as a Gift For His Wife

The Old Masters version of sending your girlfriend a selfie?
By David D'Arcy

The Strokes’ Fabrizio Moretti Wants You to Invest in Old Master Paintings

With Sotheby's, the former Strokes drummer has created an installation to enhance the colors of Renaissance-era paintings about to hit the auction block.
By Helen Holmes
Michelangelo Buonarroti, The Torment of Saint Anthony, ca. 1487–88. Tempera and oil on wood 18 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.

The Met Museum’s Michelangelo Is the Show of the Year

By David D'Arcy
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Self-portrait with Tousled Hair, c. 1628 - c. 1629.

Rijksmuseum Celebrates Rembrandt’s Birthday by Putting His Drawings Online

By Alanna Martinez
The show features near life-size reproductions of Michelangelo's word famous frescoes.

Now You Don’t Have to Travel to Rome to See Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel

By Alanna Martinez
Stefan Kasper having dinner with Frans Hals.

Rijksmuseum Visitor Wins the Ultimate Childhood Fantasy: A Night at the Museum

By Alanna Martinez
Jeff Koons with a bag from his Masters Collection collaboration with Louis Vuitton.

Jeff Koons Makes Old Masters This Spring’s Must-Have Accessories Trend

By Alanna Martinez
Michaelina Woutiers / Wautier Mons(?), Portrait of a Young Man with a Pipe.

Michaelina Wautiers’ Paintings Were Attributed to Her Brother for Hundreds of Years

By Julie Baumgardner
François Boucher, The Triumph of Venus, 1740.

How a Count’s 18th Century Shopping Spree Gave Sweden Its Great Masterpieces

By David D'Arcy
J. K. Rowling attends the press preview of "Harry Potter & The Cursed Child" at Palace Theatre on July 30, 2016 in London, England. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is a two-part West End stage play written by Jack Thorne based on an original new story by Thorne, J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany.

JK Rowling Drops Hint on New Book, Women’s March Seeks Original Art

By Alanna Martinez
Angst 3, Anne Imhof, 18. and 19. October 2016, 19h–23h, Musée d’art contemporain Montreal.

The Montreal Biennial Is a MasterClass in How to Ask Big Questions With Art

By Alanna Martinez
A still life by Baroque painter Giacomo Ceruti, offered by London-based dealers Colnaghi at TEFAF New York.

The World’s Premiere Art Fair Lands in New York

By Guelda Voien
CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 20: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stands with Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence and acknowledge the crowd on the third day of the Republican National Convention on July 20, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

Indiana Museum in Need of Mike Pence Portrait Artist, Facebook Censors Hand Drawing

By Alanna Martinez
Kanye West's Famous.

Kanye West’s ‘Famous’ Sculpture Shown in LA, Execs Depart Bronx Museum

By Alanna Martinez
PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND - JULY 19: Henry VIII's warship, the Mary Rose after a £5.4m museum revamp on July 19, 2016 in Portsmouth, England. The ship, which was raised from the Solent in 1982, was launched in Portsmouth in 1511 and sank in 1545 at the Battle of the Solent.

Henry VIII’s Warship Goes on View, New Bill Would Block Export of Sacred Artifacts

By Alanna Martinez
Dread Scott, A Man Was Lynched By Police Yesterday. The work is installed outside Jack Shainman Gallery on West 20th Street in Manhattan.

Art World Responds to Police Killings, Sotheby’s Hires Warhol Museum Director

By Alanna Martinez
Titian (Tiziano Vecelli), Venus with an Organist and Cupid, (ca. 1550–1555).

The King of Spain’s Secret Erotic Art Collection Comes to New England

By David D'Arcy
Actor Dustin Hoffman.

Dustin Hoffman Leads Medici Family TV Series, Museums to Show Gurlitt Trove—and More

By Alanna Martinez
The ancient Syrian city of Palmyra.

Syrian Troops Ready to Retake Palmyra, Vermeer’s ‘Little Street’ Comes Home—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Renoir's

From Antiquities to Contemporary Art to Design, TEFAF Has It All

By Paul Laster
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 07: French artist 'JR' poses with some of his giant portraits at Somerset House for his Inside Out project on October 7, 2013 in London, England. Displaying at the Lazarides gallery and also on hoardings at a building site opposite the Old Bailey, the exhibition is comprised of giant black and white images of members of the public who are photographed in a mobile studio mounted on the back of a small truck. The Inside Out photo booth truck is located on the River Terrace of Somerset House from 3rd - 11th October 2013.

JR to Make Louvre Pyramid Disappear, Tate to Show Elton John Collection—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Copies of Blackstar, the last album by British musician David Bowie. (Photo: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images)

Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ Art Released for Free Use, Art Institute Names New Prez—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Shia LaBeouf's 2014 performance #METAMARATHON found the actor running laps around Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum. (Photo: Stedelijk Museum via Instagram, @stedelijkmuseum)

Shia LaBeouf Takes His Art to Liverpool, Forbes Chairman Sells Collection, and More

By Alanna Martinez
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