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Whose Madonna is this?
In 1923 the NGV paid a high price for this work, since then, the authenticity of the work has been questioned and still the debate rages.
An unsolved mystery
Buying a painting by Sebastiano Ricci proved to be a good deal for the NGV when a tip off showed the work to be that of the master Tiepolo.
A Spanish master in Rome
This very dramatic 17th century painting was once part of the high altar in a church in the Spanish district in Rome. A shift in taste saw it removed and now it hangs in Melbourne.
Scheming Murderess or Victim of Circumstance?This portrait was bought over fifty years ago and no one then knew who the sitter was. New technology and research has solved this puzzling mystery.
Pan, A God on High
This painting by the pioneering Italian Baroque artist Annibale Carracci was originally painted for a ceiling in an opulent palace, thus it is displayed high in the room to hint at how Annibale intended it to be seen.
The most extravagant party ever
This painting tells the story of Cleopatra's opulent party, when she dissolved the world’s largest pearl in vinegar and drank it to impress a prospective lover.
