31 mai 2023

Karel Du Jardin, Boy Blowing Soap Bubbles. Allegory on the Transitoriness and the Brevity of Life, 1663. National Gallery of Denmark COPENHAGEN.- National Gallery of Denmark is now opening a major exhibition on Baroque art, unpacking the history of this time of turmoil in seventeenth-century Western Europe. Several of the exhibits have been brought out of storage especially for this event: now, after several years of conservation work, they are on public display again for the first time in generations. The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 42. A large gilt-lacquered wood figure of a bodhisattva, Vietnam, late 18th-early 19th century. H. 75 cm. Estimate €5,000 - €8,000. © Bonhams 2001-2023 Statue d'un bodhisattva en bois laqué et doré, Vietnam, fin du XVIIIe siècle-début du XIXe siècle. Provenance: European private collection, acquired in the 1980s. Lot 43. A lacquered wood figure of seated Buddha, Vietnam, late 18th-early 19th century. H. 53 cm. Estimate €3,000 - €5,000. © Bonhams 2001-2023... [Lire la suite]

Bust of Marcus Aurelius, Roman, 161–180 AD Gold 13 1/8 × 11 5/8 in Site et Musée romains d’Avenches et Musée cantonal d’archéologie et d’histoire, Etat de Vaud VEX.2023.3.1 Getty presents The Gold Emperor from Aventicum, an exhibition showcasing a nearly life-size gold bust of the emperor Marcus Aurelius found at Aventicum (present-day Avenches, Switzerland), an ancient Roman city built on an earlier Celtic settlement. The exhibition will be on view at the Getty Villa Museum from May 31, 2023, through January 29, 2024. “The... [Lire la suite]