16th century

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What was the secret of 17th-century Dutch art? It began in Belgium

A new exhibition in Utrecht looks at the role of Antwerp in the development of painting in Holland

Senay Boztas

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The case is made for connoisseurs and their role in art history

The practice of connoisseurship, which, the author Frédéric Elsig argues, is a skill that can be learned, is examined in relation to 15th-and 16th-century painting

Cécile Scailliérez

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Good things come in small packages: 16th-century microsculptures at the Rijksmuseum

These tiny masterpieces are both pious and playful

Emily Sharpe

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Lucas van Leyden gets an oeuvre-spanning exhibit at the Pinakothek der Moderne

The Dutch engraver who influenced Rembrandt shines in Munich

Gabriella Angeleti

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Sebastiano and his mentor Michelangelo arrive in London

The National Gallery explores the highs and lows of this prolific partnership

Donald Lee

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Flattering portrait of Henry VIII helps Sotheby’s dominate Old Master auctions

Work from Hans Holbein’s studio was a highlight of London’s sale season

Bendor Grosvenor

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'The Gonzaga Tapestries: from Mantegna to Raphael and Giulio Romano' goes on show in Mantua

The surviving tapestries come together at the Museo Civico Palazzo del Tè from 14 March - 27 June

Katharine Albritton

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The National Gallery provides a grand overview of Lorenzo Lotto, the 16th century painter with a still undefined image

The exhibition contains some stunning examples of Lorenzo Lotto’s approach to portraiture, which is to show the private rather than the public individual

Silvia Evangelisti

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New exhibition on Cola dell’ Amatrice, a Raphaelesque shrinking violet

The exhibition at he Pinacoteca Civica di Palazzo Arringo is open until 15 October

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