Nine bidders competed for the 15th century painting of a Virgin and child at Sotheby's, while Zoffany, Tiepolo and Van Dyck topped auctions at Bonhams and Christie's. Marking the start of Classic Week ...

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo wanted people to look ... Gamal Abdel Nasser ordered his London embassy to have the Tiepolo paintings dismantled and shipped to Cairo. Nasser’s reported plan: to ...