Florence International Antiques Biennale - Finestre sull'Arte

BIAF closes with 28,000 visitors and numerous sales. Here are some of them

The 33rd edition of the Florence Biennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato (BIAF) ended yesterday, Oct. 6, 2024, with record numbers. With more than 28,000 visitors flocking to Palazzo Corsini, the BIAF's headquarters, the event exceeded expectations...
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Pienza municipality purchases a panel painting by Pietro Lorenzetti, who returns to the place where he was born

Important purchase by the Municipality of Pienza , which manages to put together the resources to buy a panel painting by Pietro Lorenzetti (Siena, c. 1285 - 1348), a St. Luke that constitutes a fragment of the Monticchiello Polyptych: the operation,...
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How the art market is changing: more content, less appearance. Conversation with Caretto&Occhinegro

An art market that looks more at content and less at appearances, much more prepared and attentive to quality. This is the major change that gallery owners Massimiliano Caretto and Francesco Occhinegro, owners of the Caretto&Occhinegro gallery, a...
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Ten gems under 20,000 euros from the International Biennial of Antiques

The Florence Biennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato (BIAF) is one of the most prestigious events in the world of art and antiques, which has always stood out for the exceptional quality of the works on display and its ability to attract collectors...
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Jacopo Suggi (Finestre Sull'Arte) wins the first edition of the Margutta54 Prize.

Journalist Jacopo Suggi (Finestre sull'Arte) is the winner of the first edition of the Margutta54 Prize, dedicated to journalists under 40 who report on art. Jacopo Suggi, from Livorno, born in 1989 and a contributor to Finestre sull'Arte since 2020,...
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The 10 best stands at BIAF 2024: our selection

The 33rd edition of the Florence Biennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato (BIAF) has been confirmed as one of the top events for the art and antiques market worldwide. Since 1959, the event has attracted collectors, experts, curators and enthusiasts...
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A Titian rediscovered: at BIAF, Carlo Orsi resurfaces work by the master

A Rediscovered Titian: thus titles the publication that the Carlo Orsi gallery presented at the 2024 edition of the Florence Biennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato to show the public a Madonna and Child with Magdalene by Titian Vecellio (Pieve di ...
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A drawing by Michelangelo hits the market: it is recognized as the first of his career

When, in 2019, art historian Timothy Clifford announced that he had identified the first known work of Michelangelo Buonarroti (Caprese, 1475 - Rome, 1564) the stir was great: then, for some time, the drawing he attributed to a very young Michelangel...
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