Specialist Sarah Reynolds on the women whose work made waves in Victorian Britain, from Emma Sandys to Laura, Lady Alma-Tadema
Alastair Smart profiles the life and work of the Pre-Raphaelite artist described by Burne-Jones as ‘the best of us all’ — illustrated with works offered in July
Andrew Graham-Dixon on how full-length portraits have been used in history to boost the status of nobles, kings and statesmen
Specialist Tim Schmelcher explains why this 1655 print is considered among the artist’s greatest achievements in any medium
From Klimt and Schiele in New York to the Pre-Raphaelites in San Francisco — here’s our roundup of these and other major exhibitions from Chicago to São Paulo
This painting is one of only a handful of portraits by the artist of his daughter Clara Serena, who died aged just 12 years old
Explore an extraordinary array of objects from antiquity to the 20th century to be offered during Classic Week in London from 3–12 July
The artistic director of The Grange Festival — a month-long staging of opera in the south of England — selects favourite works from Christie’s Classic Week in London
Seven expert tips on collecting, whether you seek affordable works on paper or a museum-quality masterpiece
Venice resident Bianca Arrivabene, Deputy Chairman of Christie’s in Italy, on why this painting brought back happy memories for David Rockefeller
Old Masters specialist Jonquil O’Reilly explains how one dressed to impress in the 1500s, with the aid of portraits by Cranach and Mor offered in New York on 19 April
From the dirt beneath its fingernails to its wine-flushed cheeks, the vivid details of this half-man half-goat are quintessential Rubens, says specialist John Hawley
Explore the outstanding works offered in Christie’s New York’s Classic Week, now on view in our galleries at Rockefeller Center
Christie’s to auction an important and long-lost portrait work by Lucas Cranach the Elder, recently returned to the heirs of Fritz Gutmann
Over the course of 53 years the artist revisited this scene from antiquity — offered in New York on 18 April — in over 100 drawings and three paintings
Christie’s specialist John Hawley explains why the painter of a version of The Standard Bearer offered on 19 April was probably one of these two men
As a collection of Hokusai’s ukiyo-e prints appears in our Japanese and Korean Art sale on April 18, we bring his famous visions of 19th-century Japan to life
The La Salle University artworks to be sold at Christie’s span Old Master works to modern British art. Four of our specialists select their favourites
With an ad campaign that is a ‘love letter’ to Old Masters, the fashion house is tapping into a trend evident across many areas of contemporary culture
As an exceptional Turner watercolour comes to auction on 30 January, art critic Alastair Sooke and specialist Harriet Drummond explore the Turner Bequest
This 19th-century portrait was innovative for its time and caught Abby Aldrich Rockefeller’s eye for the avant-garde, as specialist Furio Rinaldi explains
We chart the highs and lows in the career of a genius — a man who, during his controversial lifetime, was as much denounced as he was lauded
Scholar, feminist and collector Ann Sutherland Harris on what she looks for in a drawing and some of the discoveries and reattributions that she has made
Saint Francis and Brother Leo in Meditation becomes the second highest price paid for a work by El Greco at auction in £54.1 million sales series
Why ‘grubby’ paintings are the best, fluctuating humidity is a painting’s worst enemy — and a coffee stain can be worth keeping (if it was made by Picasso)
Jussi Pylkkänen, Christie’s Global President, on the sale that broke all records and generated headlines around the world
How the Dutch Master’s vision of himself reflected his fortunes through the years — illustrated with works offered in London on 14 December
The only known sketch in oil outlining the final composition for Delacroix’s greatest masterpiece sells for £3.1 million
Explore our display of works by El Greco, Rembrandt, Van Ruisdael, Brueghel the Younger and many more
Art historian Jacky Klein discusses the devotional power of the 16th-century masterpiece, offered during Classic Week