My masterpiece selection: Gabriele Finaldi
From Velázquez to Bach, the director of the National Gallery chooses his favourite masterpieces
My masterpiece selection: Ron Arad
The Royal Academician and designer’s favourite masterpieces include London Zoo’s Penguin Pool
My masterpiece selection: Guy Oliver
Dürer, the Frick Collection and the Bugatti Type 35 make it onto designer Guy Oliver’s list
‘I love the shock of conflict between cultures’
Huang Yong Ping on blurring the lines between Chinese and Western traditions
Pick of the fair: Xaver Scheidwimmer
Shells, lizards, flowers and Chinese porcelain all feature in this elaborate still life by Balthasar van der Ast
Pick of the fair: Kunstkammer Georg Laue
This virtuoso carving of Adam and Eve was made by the ‘German Giambologna’, Leonhard Kern
Pick of the fair: Wallace Chan
This Chinese jeweller is a phenomenon, creating flights of fancy in gemstones
Pick of the fair: Jean-Luc Baroni Ltd
Could this Géricault portrait be of the young Delacroix?
Pick of the fair: Burzio
New exhibitor Burzio offers this rediscovered marquetry prie-dieu
Pick of the fair: Galerie Kugel
This 360-degree panorama is as extraordinary today as it was 200 years ago
Pick of the fair: Koopman Rare Art
A pair of wine coolers by one of Britain’s most celebrated gold- and silversmiths
Pick of the fair: Brame & Lorenceau
Alexander Calder’s exuberant gouache seems closely related to his colourful sculptures
Pick of the fair: López de Aragón
This huge, tragic theatre mask from ancient Rome is a sight to behold
Pick of the fair: Sydney L. Moss
Two wrath-filled guardians of the Buddha keep watch over the Asian art specialist’s stand
Pick of the fair: Brimo de Laroussilhe
One half of this diptych is in the Louvre: the other is on Brimo de Laroussilhe’s stand
Pick of the fair: Johnny Van Haeften
Don’t miss this scene of celebration: a recently discovered painting by Marten van Cleve
Pick of the fair: Daniel Katz Gallery
This recently rediscovered work is a masterly example of terracotta sculpture
Pick of the fair: S. Mehringer
Two rare works by 16th-century painter Daniele da Volterra can be found on S. Mehringer’s stand
Pick of the fair: Ben Brown Fine Arts
Don’t miss Vik Muniz’s characteristically quirky take on a Dutch Old Master
Pick of the fair: H. Blairman & Sons
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