Neve was himself a major collector, and owned 160 Old Master paintings, including many by Murillo.
Other strategic loans to fill occasional historical gaps remind us of the amazing old-master paintings still in private collections.
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Until the French Revolution, there were few opportunities to see old-master paintings outside sale-rooms, churches, palaces and private houses.
The collection spans a range of styles and eras, including old master paintings and drawings, rare works by impressionist greats, African art and more.
As in years past, the houses wind down with sales of Old Master paintings and antiquities from Europe, Africa, and the Near East.
The gallery's glory days came in the late 19th century when Otto Gutekunst became its director and moved the firm into Old Master paintings.
In early July a scholarly study-day at the gallery kicks off a master paintings and drawings week during which London's dealers show off their treasures.
Mr. Rush said that the campus's now-closed Kresge museum will move its collection, including 7, 000 objects of Greek and Roman antiquities, Old Master paintings and 20th-century sculpture, into the new space.
"The rise to the fourth most popular museum and gallery in the world reflects the enduring appeal and relevance of Old Master paintings today, and the strength of engaging exhibitions with a wide appeal, " a statement said.
In the early 1960s, the Rojtman family, known for its substantial collection of old-master paintings, acquired the gem, later loaning it to several exhibitions, including the diamond show at the American Museum of Natural History in New York in 1998.
Unlike more ambitious collectors such as Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza, whose broad range of master-paintings is housed at the imposing Villahermosa Palace in Madrid, Mr Beyeler does not claim to have mounted an exhaustive panorama that takes in every movement in 20th-century art.
Instead of faking restorations, Malskat forged old-master and modern paintings.
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The Venetian Painters and the Venice of Canaletto tours from Orient-Express fly out of London in April and October for trips that include exploring the paintings and master works at the Doge's Palace and the Villa Pisani.
Martin Kemp, Emeritus Research Professor in the History of Art at Oxford University and a leading expert on Leonardo da Vinci, gives the careful estimate that there are probably no more than 20 paintings by the master in the world, which suggests there could be five more to be discovered.
In this master class, you go to meet an artist in the Tuscan countryside that specializes in fresco paintings, learn the different techniques, and get to try it out yourself.
London (CNN) -- A newly discovered painting by Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci has sent shock waves through the art world, prompting speculation that more of his paintings could be as yet undiscovered.
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