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Gold in the decorative arts

The fascination with gold has been present in all ages and cultures throughout history. For six millennia, gold has been considered one of the most precious and valuable materials. Its scarcity, its difficult oxidation and, of course, its characteristic luster and color

19th Century Painting

The orientalist dream of Francisco Pradilla

The museum quality of “Danza de odaliscas” reveals the best version of Francisco Pradilla’s orientalist production. The European colonial expansion in North Africa during the 19th century was decisive in the desire of many artists to travel and explore an unknown world.

Sculpture

Jean Prouvé, avant-garde and commitment. Key figure of the modern movement

Jean Prouvé, avant-garde and commitment. Key figure of the modern movement Jean Prouvé, who earned an irreplaceable place in modern design for having devised avant-garde solutions for disadvantaged groups in the impoverished post-war context, has paradoxically become one of the most sought-after

The revolution of prehistoric art. The first weapons, tools and idols

On March 9, Setdart will hold one of its longest-running auctions in terms of the dating of the pieces. Its wide range includes a careful selection of weapons dating from the Lower Paleolithic (whose beginning dates back to 300,000 BC) to the

Furniture and lamps

Pere Cosp: from craft to art, from tradition to genuine invention

Pere Cosp: del oficio al arte, de la tradición a la genuina invención. Number 18 Fontanella Street, a discreet street in Barcelona’s Eixample, was home to a small frame and gilding workshop in the early twentieth century that over the decades would

Old Masters

Cosimo II, the patronage of the Medici family around 1600

The name of the city of Florence directly evokes the cradle of the Renaissance, the cultural splendor under the rule of the Medici family. The names of Donatello, Michelangelo, da Vinci, Boticelli, just to mention a few, are equal to the fame

Furniture and lamps

Jean Prouvé and Pere Cosp in the same spotlight: an intriguing play of light

It is unlikely that they knew each other, but a little digging into the contributions of the Catalan Pere Cosp and the Frenchman Jean Prouvé in the field of modern design brings to light suggestive correspondences. In both artists, an initially artisanal

Ceramics, porcelain and glass

Chinese ceramic typologies, protagonists at Setdart

On March 2, a notorious collection of oriental pieces will be auctioned at Setdart, where Ming and Qing porcelain will take center stage. Tradition and renovation go hand in hand to offer us a privileged vision of the artistic versatility that was

20th Century Painting

Luis Fernández: portraits of a tragedy

The tender of the 5 charcoal portraits of Luis Fernandez sheds light on one of the most brilliant, yet unknown stages of the artist. At the beginning of the last century, when Paris was considered the world capital of art, many Spanish

20th Century Painting

A private collection marked by the good taste of its owner is up for auction

In order to make a journey through the collection, a brief summary can be made of the different disciplines it covers. As for the art of the 20th century, we note the interest in the artists of each decade, whether Spanish or

Old Masters

The image of the Virgin Mary in art: attributes and symbols

The cult of the Virgin Mary has played a major role within the Christian religion and is also one of the most represented throughout the history of art. The complexity of the Marian cycle was expressed in a multitude of Marian invocations,

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Gold in the decorative arts

The orientalist dream of Francisco Pradilla

Jean Prouvé, avant-garde and commitment. Key figure of the modern movement

The revolution of prehistoric art. The first weapons, tools and idols

Pere Cosp: from craft to art, from tradition to genuine invention

Cosimo II, the patronage of the Medici family around 1600

Jean Prouvé and Pere Cosp in the same spotlight: an intriguing play of light

Chinese ceramic typologies, protagonists at Setdart

Luis Fernández: portraits of a tragedy

A private collection marked by the good taste of its owner is up for auction

The image of the Virgin Mary in art: attributes and symbols

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