Famous painters: biographies, movements and great masters

View of Delft by Johannes Vermeer, a Mauritshuis masterpiece with a vast sky
How much does a Vermeer cost? Value, sales, insurance and rarity
How much does a Vermeer cost? A documented investigation into the 2004 record, rare sales, insurance, attributions and value of museum works. Read more...
The Next Rembrandt, portrait generated from data and printed in relief in 2016
Artificial Intelligence and Rembrandt: Reconstruction, Attribution and Risks
How artificial intelligence reconstructs lost parts, analyzes Rembrandt's works and generates images - with what limits and what risks? Read more...
The Man in the Golden Helmet, today attributed to Rembrandt's circle, circa 1650 -1660
Copy, reproduction or original by Rembrandt: how to distinguish them?
Original, studio work, old copy or reproduction modern: understand the terms and methods used to assign a painting to Rembrandt. Read more...
Self-portrait of Rembrandt in beret and straight collar, 1659, National Gallery of Art
The Rembrandt Research Project: how the painter's catalog was revised
How the Rembrandt Research Project transformed the attribution of paintings: chronology, scientific methods, controversies and works to observe. Read more...
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa
The signature of Leonardo da Vinci: forms, documents and false signatures
What does Leonardo da Vinci’s signature look like? Distinguish his name, mirror writing and an old addition using a documented example and museum sources. Read more...
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa
How to authenticate a Leonardo da Vinci? Attributions, copies and controversies
Provenance, pigments, imagery, pentimenti, style and workshop: complete method for understanding the attributions and controversies surrounding Leonardo. Read more...
Documented example of Gustav Klimt's handwritten signature
How to recognize the signature of Gustav Klimt? Signed and fake works
Visual guide to recognizing Gustav Klimt's signature: documented forms, signed works, Nachlass stamp, false clues and authentication method. Read more...
How many paintings did Claude Monet paint? Catalogue raisonné and painted works
How Many Paintings Did Monet Make? A Critical Catalogue Raisonné
Claude Monet painted around 2,050 cataloged paintings. Discover the Wildenstein catalog, the series, the lost works and why no count is completely definitive. Read more...