Old Masters

‘A fascinating rediscovery’: Murillo’s Saint Francis Embracing Christ on the Cross

Specialist Jonquil O’Reilly on an autograph version of one of the artist’s most famous works, found in a private Spanish collectio..

5 minutes with… Elisa and Felix – Napoleon’s most powerful sister and her princely husband

Specialist William Russell Jr rediscovers the forgotten power couple thanks to two captivating busts by Lorenzo Bartolini

Jean-Etienne Liotard’s Portrait of Philibert Cramer — a masterpiece of the Enlightenment

Still owned by the descendants of the sitter, this depiction of Voltaire’s publisher is a sublime example of why Liotard was sough..

Flowers, fruit, flasks and coffee pots: 10 still lifes that move us

From quinces with a moral message to contemporary meditations on domesticity. Illustrated with works coming to Christie’s

Let it snow

From Bruegel to Monet to Munch — ten wonderful winter landscapes chosen by our writers Harry Seymour, Alastair Smart and Jessica L..

10 things to know about Goya

Goya’s work not only chronicled his conflict-ravaged times, but saw him enshrined as both the last of the Old Masters and the fath..

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RELEASE: Classic Week, 24 NOVEMBER – 17 DECEMBER