B etween Canon and Commodity: The Value, Impact, and Ethics of Art Expertise. Conference at the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich (March 17–18, 2027), organized by Matilde Cartolari (ZI/LMU Munich), Lynn Catterson (Columbia University, New York), Christian Fuhrmeister (ZI/LMU Munich), and Joanna Smalcerz (University of Warsaw). In 2022, the tondo Madonna and Child with Three Angels attributed to Sandro Botticelli, with a composition identical to that in the Uffizi, was sold by Christie’s for $48,480,000. In the catalog entry, the attribution is constituted by numerous authoritative voices who have discussed the painting since its appearance in the mid-19th century. This painting is just one example of . . . → En lire plus