Exploring Leonardo’s Studio [BBC]
A virtual tour of Leonardo’s studio, for both the adults and the kiddies…
Sleepers:whose side is the law on? [Philip Davis and Graham Ludlam, The Art Newspaper]
Legal experts discuss the gray area of terms in which sales may or may not be annulled when a sold work of art turns out to be worth much more than it was originally.
Ironically enough, the more one knows about about a type of art, the less likely they can make off with such bargain-bin treasures. In past cases, US courts have decided that such a situation demands that “a valid distinction should be made between those who might be described, by analogy with the medical profession, as “general practitioners” as opposed to “specialists”. In such instances, “specialists” are more likely to be considered liable for their knowledge of such an imbalanced valuation, as opposed to those with merely a general knowledge of what is being sold.
Julian Barnes is very fond of an “Unknown Man,” [Julian Barnes, More Intelligent Life]
More Intelligent life explores the collection of a small museum in the outskirts of Sicily..
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