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  • Tefaf 2023, a great vintage

    In 2020, the fair was shortened due to the pandemic. In 2021, it was cancelled for the same reason. In 2022, it was held in June in a slightly reduced form. In 2023, Tefaf returned to its…

  • Theodoor Rombouts, Virtuoso of Flemish Caravaggism

    When one thinks of Caravagesques, Italian, Spanish, French or Dutch painters come to mind. Flemish painters are often overlooked, sometimes forgotten. This is probably a consequence of the…

  • Import VAT: another solution is possible

    The French Ministry of Finance and the French Ministry of Culture held a press briefing today on the issue of VAT on works of art which, for some days now, following the article published by Les…

  • Renovation of the Musée Lambinet in Versailles

    Crushed by the château, which attracts the vast majority of tourists visiting Versailles, the Musée Lambinet, a municipal museum, is having trouble making itself known, and that is a great pity,…

  • VAT on imported works of art: French suicide

    The import tax can be understood as soon as it regulates the imports of goods that a country (or a set of countries governed by a common market) uses, from other countries, and that weigh on its…

  • Bernini, Raphael and (very) artificial intelligence

    For the past few weeks, the phrase "artificial intelligence" has been on everyone’s lips. This is due in part to the release of ChatGPT, a "conversational robot" that is supposed to be able to…

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