In 1881, the Milanese aristocrat Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli transformed his wealthy residence into a museum in order to present his extensive collections of paintings and decorative arts to the public. This example was instrumental in the (...)
Last July 2011 Sotheby's London offered more interesting works at auction than Christie's. This year, the second is undeniably more attractive than its leading competitor thanks to an extraordinary ensemble of Dutch paintings from the Pieter and (...)
When he was first appointed as head of the National Gallery, Nicholas Penny had stated that he planned to limit the number of blockbuster exhibitions, notably for economic reasons. After Delaroche, the London museum continues to pursue this (...)