https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The last Leonardo Da Vinci painting still in the hands of a private collector will go under the hammer next month in New York, the Christie's auction house said on Tuesday, estimating its worth at $100 million (€85mn). https://www.thelocal.it/20171011/last-privately-owned-da-vinci-to-go-on-sale-for-100mn Wed, 11 Oct 2017 10:45:13 +0200 last-privately-owned-da-vinci-to-go-on-sale-for-100mn A sumptuous nude by Amedeo Modigliani broke a world record at auction for the Italian artist, selling for $170.4 million (€154.60 million) at Christie's in New York on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151110/modigliani-sells-for-1704m-in-new-york Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:08:17 +0100 modigliani-sells-for-1704m-in-new-york