Alonso Sánchez Coello

“Who is this beauty with an eyepatch?” you may ask. Is she some sort of pirate queen?

Presenting some 7,000 years of art, the 2023 edition of the prestigious fair kicks off with 270 exhibitors offering a vetted selection of everything from tribal arts to contemporary design

“Who is this beauty with an eyepatch?” you may ask. Is she some sort of pirate queen? No, but you are not far from the truth.

The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza presents an exhibition that connects the work of Cristóbal Balenciaga, the most admired and influential fashion designer of all times, to the tradition of Spanish painting of the 16th to the 20th centuries.

Christie’s Old Masters specialist Jonquil O’Reilly explains how men dressed to impress in the 1500s, pointing out the exquisite sartorial details in two splendid portraits offered in our Old Masters Part I sale on 19 April in New York

A large number of major works of art are now being sold by aristocratic British owners (see p1). All come from stately homes, most of which are open