Art Uncovered, £50m for a Brothel Scene, by Titian That Is

In the Guardian, Jonathan Jones gives His 7 Pointers (Guardian, December 18) on why a Brothel Scene by Titian is worth £50m. The painting in question is Titian's Diana and Actaeon (1556-1559). Not to get too technical he reminds us in point 2 of 7 that "oil painting was, it...

Nervous curators fear for art as duke calls in his loan to Scotland gallery

Time's up for one of the collections at the National Gallery of Scotland, as the global economic turmoil seeps into the art world. The Duke of Sutherland, who owns the works and has been loaning them to the gallery, now says he must sell them. Now, a £100 million appeal has...