Un Rosso pour le Metropolitan
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has acquired a painting by Rosso Fiorentino, a master of Italian and French Mannerism, after restoration revealed an earlier overpaint that had obscured the composition. The work, a Virgin and Child, now shows Saint John the Evangelist in the foreground at right, confirming it as an original by the artist.
Un tableau de Jean Cousin à la TEFAF ?
A significant French Renaissance painting, "La Pentecôte" attributed to Jean Cousin the Elder, will be presented at the 2026 TEFAF Maastricht art fair by the gallery Caretto & Occhinegro. The 1558 oil on panel, once part of the Bob Jones University Museum collection, is expected to attract major attention from specialists and museums at the fair.
TikTok potrà diventare il posto dove comprare e vendere opere d’arte?
TikTok Shop has launched a new "Fine Art" category, allowing users to buy and sell artworks directly within the app. The initiative was spearheaded by British artist-influencer Sophie Tea, who sold a series of 20 oil paintings titled "Bric-a-Brac" during a three-hour live stream that combined performance art, studio visits, and televised sales. Each piece sold for around £2,800, with TikTok taking a 9% commission. The move applies discovery commerce—where products find users through social feeds rather than active searches—to the art market, bypassing traditional gallery intermediaries.