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Louvre Abu Dhabi acquires painting by French Neoclassical artist Charles Meynier
Notable Sale January 1, 2026Charles Meynier painting sold by Robilant+Voena to Louvre Abu Dhabi -
Uffizi Galleries acquire rare portrait of Black African by Giacomo Ceruti
Notable Sale November 10, 2025Robilant+Voena is delighted to announce the acquisition by the Uffizi Galleries, Florence, of a rare painting by Giacomo Ceruti (1698-1767). The Portrait of a Moor , depicting a Black beggar,... -
Musée d'Orsay acquires important painting by Jacques-Émile Blanche
Notable Sale April 17, 2025Robilant+Voena is pleased to announce the acquisition by the Musée d'Orsay of an important portrait by Jacques-Émile Blanche. Executed in early in the artist's career, the work demonstrates the important... -
Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Milan acquires 'The Chimney Sweep' by Giuseppe Molteni
Notable Sale | 1 December 2024 December 1, 2024The Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Milan has acquired The Chimney Sweep (c. 1838) by Giuseppe Molteni for the museum collection. The painting exemplifies a popular subject in nineteenth-century Italy, which Molteni... -
Recently discovered masterpiece by Bernardo Zenale acquired by Castello Sforzesco, Milan
Notable Sale | 1 October 2024 October 1, 2024The Castello Sforzesco, Milan has acquired Saint John the Baptist, Standing Full Length in a Landscape , c. 1508–1510 by Bernardo Zenale. The large panel is almost entirely filled by... -
The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, acquires masterpiece by Fede Galizia
Notable Sale | 20 September 2024 September 20, 2024Robilant+Voena is pleased to announce that our painting by the 17th-century artist Fede Galizia has been acquired by the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo. This previously unknown picture, depicting... -
Pinacoteca di Brera acquires painting by Giacomo Ceruti
Notable Sale August 1, 2024The Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan has acquired A Lady in Costume (mid 18th Century) by Giacomo Ceruti. The painting depicts a woman in elegant clothing, described as 'Venetianising' by... -
The Getty acquires painting by 19th-century French artist Sophie Frémiet
Notable Sale April 16, 2024Robilant+Voena has sold an important work by the painter Sophie Frémiet (later Rude) to The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Frémiet was a talented student of the neoclassical master... -
Rare Laocoon porcelain by Filippo Tagliolini acquired by the Viriginia Museum of Fine Arts
Notable Sale | 16 January 2024 January 16, 2024The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has acquired a rare sculpture from the Neapolitan Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea, created in c. 1785, and modelled by Filippo Tagliolini. The present work is... -
Princeton University Art Museum acquires self-portrait by Charlotte Bonaparte
Notable Sale | 16 January 2024 January 16, 2024This compelling Self-Portrait by Charlotte Bonaparte, Napoleon's niece, was painted when the artist was only around 20 years old, and gives an insight into the artistic training of this impressive... -
Musei Civici di Bassano del Grappa acquires painting by Jacopo Bassano
Notable Sale | 1 January 2024 January 1, 2024Robilant+Voena is delighted to announce that a masterpiece by Jacopo da Ponte, called Bassano, had been acquired by the Musei Civici di Bassano del Grappa. The Portrait of a Man... -
The Huntington acquires set of six works by Agostino Brunias
Notable Sale | 1 March 2023 March 1, 2023The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens has acquired a set of six paintings by Italian-born artist Agostino Brunias (c. 1730-1796). The paintings depict free people of colour from... -
The Wadsworth Atheneum acquires important modello by Francesco Solimena
Notable Sale | 20 January 2023 January 20, 2023Robilant+Voena has sold an important painting by Francesco Solimena (1657-1747) to the Wadsworth Atheneum. The painting is a modello for the large fresco on the ceiling of San Domenico Maggiore... -
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco acquires portrait by Anne-Louis Girodet
Notable Sale | 9 November 2022 November 9, 2022The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco has purchased a portrait by Anne-Louis Girodet, for the collections of the Legion of Honor. The elegant portrait of Madame Bertin de Veaux... -
Crocker Art Museum acquires 14th-century altarpiece by Jacopo di Cione
Notable Sale | 30 May 2022 May 30, 2022The Crocker Art Musuem has purchased the small altarpiece by Florentine painter Jacopo di Cione, depicting the Madonna Nursing the Christ Child with Saints Lawrence and Margaret. About the work... -
Maria Flaxman painting acquired by the Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois
Notable Sale | 18 January 2022 January 18, 2022The Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, has acquired a portrait by British painter Maria Flaxman, depicting Eleanor Anne Porden. About the work This remarkable portrait may be situated within... -
Berkeley Museum of Art, California, acquires painting by Ginevra Cantofoli
Notable Sale | 31 December 2021 December 31, 2021Allegory of Truth by Ginevra Cantofoli has been acquired by the Berkeley Art Museum, University of California at Berkeley. In this painting, a beautiful young woman in a billowing, silvery-blue... -
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts acquires painting by overlooked master François Perrier
Notable Sale | 31 March 2020 March 31, 2020The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts has acuired Forge of Vulcan by François Perrier. Recent studies on Perrier, who worked in both France and Rome, have brought new focus to... -
Juan de Pareja painting acquired by Indianapolis Museum of Art
Notable Sale October 31, 2019The Indianapolis Museum of Art has acquired the work The Hound of Saint Dominic by Juan de Pareja. This recently rediscovered painting is a significant addition to the works of... -
The National Gallery, London acquires recently discovered Self-Portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi
Notable Sale August 2, 2018Robilant+Voena is delighted to announce that the Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Artemisia Gentileschi has been acquired by The National Gallery, London. The painting was discovered by... -
Portrait by Louise Bouteiller acquired by National Gallery of Victoria
Notable Sale December 12, 2017This sensitive portrait by Louise Bouteiller (1783-1828) has been acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. The daughter of an affluent planter in Santo Domingo, Bouteiller learnt her skills... -
MFA Boston acquires Claude Vignon's 'David'
Notable Sale December 8, 2017The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston has acquired an important picture by Claude Vignon (1593-1670) , depicting the biblical hero David. Focusing the viewer’s attention entirely on the foreground, the... -
Frick Collection purchases first work in almost 30 years,
Notable Sale December 7, 2017Robilant+Voena is delighted that the full-length portrait of Prince Camillo Borghese by François-Pascal-Simon Gérard (1770-1837) has been acquired by The Frick Collection. The occasion marks the first time the museum... -
Masterpiece by Bartolomeo Manfredi acquired by the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
Notable Sale October 27, 2015The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, has acquired Bartolomeo Manfredi's (1582–1622) The Capture of Christ , cc. 1613-18, a masterpiece by the Baroque artist, thought lost until the early... -
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center acquires painting by Jacopo Vignali
Notable Sale June 19, 2015The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, New York, has recently made acquired The Finding of Moses , an important work by Florentine Baroque painter Jacopo Vignali (1592–1664). Signed... -
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts acquires Mattia Preti's Visitation for its permanent collection
Notable Sale January 23, 2015The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has acquired an important painting by 17th-century Italian artist Mattia Preti, depicting The Visitation (1640s). The work is an exceptional religious scene by the... -
Nationalmuseum Stockholm acquires Régnier masterpiece
Notable Sale November 22, 2011A notable painting, entitled The Joke, by Nicolas Regnier (c. 1591 - 1667) has been acquired by the Nationalmuseum with a gift by the Friends of the Nationalmuseum. The Nationalmuseum... -
Nationalmuseum Stockholm acquires two important French master paintings from Robilant+Voena
Notable Sale January 6, 2011The Nationalmuseum Stockholm has acquired paintings by French artists Louis Gauffier (1762-1801) and Henri-Joseph Harpignies (1819-1916). Gauffier's Ulysses recognises Achilles amongst the daughters of Lycomedes dates from 1791 and was... -
Brooklyn Museum acquires painting by Agostino Brunias
Notable Sale January 6, 2011Agostino Brunias's painting, A Group of Creole Women and their Servants in Dominica , was purchased by the Brooklyn Museum in late December 2010. This wonderful Caribbean conversation piece will... -
Portrait by Slovenian-Italian Old Master artist Jožef Tominc acquired by National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Notable Sale October 1, 2010The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne has purchased an exquisite signed portrait of an unknown sitter by Jožef Tominc (Italianised as Giuseppe Tominz) for its collection. Tominc trained as an... -
Metropolitan Museum of Art acquires portrait by Orazio Borgianni
Notable Sale July 1, 2010The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, has acquired a masterful portrait by Orazio Borgianni (1578-Rome-1616). After passing through the collections of a noble Roman family and the noted Neapolitan...
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