Two sketches by the Spanish master Murillo (1618-1682) – Saint Peter receiving the Key, and The Baptism of Christ – were the highlights of Bonhams July Old Masters Sale at New Bond Street. Sold as one lot, they achieved £100,063, having been estimated...

Luca Giordano, SAN GENNARO DEVANT L’AMPHITHÉÂTRE DE POZZUOLI, 1675, huile sur toile. H.210 ; L.155 cm. Naples, Église dei Girolamini © Archivio Garofalo, Naples. PARIS - Pour la première fois en dehors d’Italie, le trésor de San Gennaro sera présenté...

Follower of Mattia Preti, Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene oil on canvas, unframed. 37 3/4 by 53 in.; 95.9 by 134.6 cm. Estimate 50,000—70,000 USD Sotheby's. Important Old Master Paintings, Including European Works of Art. 29 Jan 09. New York www.sothebys.com...

Circle of Mattia Preti, St. Francis in Prayer oil on canvas. 49 1/3 by 39 in.; 125.3 by 99.1 in. Estimate 15,000—20,000 USD PROVENANCE: Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, July 27, 1969, lot 43 (as by Zurburan). NOTE: Mattia Preti, artiste peintre italien...