Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni is best known as simply Michelangelo. He is known best for being a sculptor and a painter, but he was also an architect and a poet, and a contemporary of one of the other greatest artists of the time, Leonardo da Vinci. Cardinal Riario invited Michelangelo to Rome in 1496, where he was commissioned to create one of his two greatest pieces, The Pieta. Michelangelo was a private man, preferring solitude to company, and was a staunch Catholic. He continues to be revered today as ‘the father and master of all the arts’.
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Discovered hanging on a gold charm bracelet, a rare Mughal coin has sold for Can$420,000 (£248,000) at a […]
This ‘Black Forest’ type clock on the theme of hunting is signed by Swiss master carver Johann Huggler […]
A painting by LS Lowry (1887-1976) that had never before been seen in public led Christie’s Modern British […]
The two-day sale at Case Antiques of Knoxville, Tennessee, on January 25-26 includes a number of Liverpool creamware […]
Our sense of smell is 10,000 times more sensitive than each of our other senses. They can detect thousands of different senses. And the connections from these sensors go directly to our most primitive brain centres. In order to preserve the expensive perfumes, the Egyptians designed containers for the precious oils and unguents. And some of the elaborate bottles and jars may be more valuable than the scent itself, and this sometimes continues to this day. Collecting scent bottles can appeal to all ages, experience and fortune. They can be a fascinating glimpse into our past history as well as visually attractive and transportable.
The New Year’s Day sale at Clarks in Liskeard included a collection of walking canes collected by the […]
This carte de visite picturing the author Mark Twain (Samuel L Clemens) is signed and inscribed twice. Extracted […]
An Afghan limestone sculpture believed to have been stolen during the Afghan civil war (1992-94), when Kabul was […]
On January 30, Millea Bros of Boonton, New Jersey, will offer more than 400 lots of English and […]
Any museum or collector seeking a centrepiece for their display need look no further than the Gatling gun […]
This 14in (35cm) earthenware ‘face’ charger made by Madoura to a design by Pablo Picasso carries an estimate […]
Catalogued simply as an ‘African ceremonial tribal spear’ and estimated at £200-300, a Luba staff of office sold […]
One fascinating section of a recent Thomas Del Mar (25% buyer’s premium) sale featured Stone Age and Viking […]
A UK private collector has paid £1m for a 22ct Edward VIII coin, helping the 1937 sovereign regain […]
The Old Master paintings section of the sale taking place at Doyle in New York on February 5 […]
The story of Poole Pottery is a microcosm of the history of England during the last 120 years. It also follows the pattern that many potteries took, upturns to their fortunes and then falling demand as the patterns of life changed. Like many potteries, it has suffered from takeovers, merges, and economic problems. The pottery produced by Poole Pottery is full of vibrant colour, deep reds and many shades of blue together with lively designs. It is good to know that the fine quality of work continues up in Stoke-on-Trent and that you can find both new and old pieces of Poole Pottery to enjoy or add to your collections.
William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, often referred to as the ‘First Folio’, is regarded as the greatest […]