‘Montefeltro and the Islamic East. Urbino 1430-1550’
Christie’s Louise Broadhurst views spectacular carpets and textiles at an exhibition in Urbino.
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‘Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th Century’
Christie’s Louise Broadhurst spots spectacular carpets and textiles at an exhibition in Florence.
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Salvago Collection Ottoman Textiles, Sotheby’s London 26 April 2017
Sotheby’s London sale of Arts of the Islamic World on Wednesday 26th April 2017 includes twenty lots (139-158) of Ottoman and East Mediterranean complex silks, velvets and embroideries from the outstanding collection of Argine Benaki Salvago, grande dame of Alexandrian society in the 1930s and considered ‘one of Europe’s most beautiful women, the toast of… Read more »
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Quai Branly launches Philippines art
Paris’s Quai Branly museum has a good track record of bringing the art of little-known cultures to the attention of worldwide audiences. The Philippines can hardly been described as ‘little-known’, of course, but – unbelievably, until now – its art and culture have not been the subject of any specialist exhibitions.
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