BIAF 2024 Opens in Florence with Record Attendance and Strong Sales
The 33rd Biennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato di Firenze (BIAF) commenced on September 26-27, 2024, at Palazzo Corsini in Florence, continuing until October 6. This year, over 80 exhibitors participated, including 14 first-time participants. Attendance surged to 3,500 during the collector preview, marking a 35% increase from 2022, and nearly 6,000 visitors attended the first public weekend. Significant sales featured a terracotta piece by Francesco Maria Nocchieri and a duo of vases crafted by Giacomo Raffaelli and Nicola De Vecchis. Matteo Salamon received the Best Painting award for Giacomo Ceruti's "Giocatori di carte." The event also showcased masterpieces by Michelangelo, Bronzino, Tiziano, and Bernini. The Premio Margutta54 for the best art journalist under 40 will be presented on October 3.
Key facts
- 33rd edition of BIAF held at Palazzo Corsini, Florence, from September 26 to October 6, 2024.
- Over 80 exhibitors, 14 debuting, with strong international participation.
- 3,500 visitors at collector preview on September 27, up 35% from 2022.
- Nearly 6,000 visitors on first public weekend (3,000 Saturday, 3,000 Sunday).
- Alessandra Di Castro won two prizes: sculpture (terracotta by Francesco Maria Nocchieri) and decorative art (vases by Giacomo Raffaelli and Nicola De Vecchis).
- Matteo Salamon won Best Painting prize for Giacomo Ceruti's 'Giocatori di carte'.
- Sales include Testa del Vescovo Andrea de' Mozzi (€100,000), Cornelis Massys oil on panel, Bicci di Lorenzo triptych (€180,000), and works by Palizzi, Denis, Caffi.
- Galleria Frascione Arte helped Comune di Pienza acquire Pietro Lorenzetti's 'San Luca' for Museo Diocesano di Palazzo Borgia.
- Highlights: Michelangelo's 'Studio di Giove' (first known drawing, shown after 30 years), Bronzino, Tiziano, Bernini bronzes.
- Premio Margutta54 for best art journalist under 40 to be awarded October 3.
Entities
Artists
- Michelangelo
- Tiziano Vecellio
- Bronzino
- Umberto Boccioni
- Angolo di Cosimo
- Battistello Caracciolo
- Canaletto
- Luca Giordano
- Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- Mirko Basaldella
- Antonietta Raphaël
- Arnolfo di Cambio
- Cornelis Massys
- Bicci di Lorenzo
- Nicola Palizzi
- Simon Denis
- Ippolito Caffi
- Pietro Lorenzetti
- Elisabetta Sirani
- Francesco Maria Nocchieri
- Giacomo Raffaelli
- Nicola De Vecchis
- Giacomo Ceruti
- Guido Reni
- Lanfranco
- Fabrizio Moretti
- Alessandra Di Castro
- Matteo Salamon
- Tiziana Sassoli
- Flavio Gianassi
- Cristina Masturzo
- Botticelli
- Camilla Guerrieri
- Jan Brueghel the Elder
- Giovanni da Rimini
- Rubens
- Titian
Institutions
- BIAF (Biennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato di Firenze)
- Palazzo Corsini
- Dickinson (London)
- Galerie Canesso
- Carlo Orsi
- Lampronti
- Lullo Pampoulides
- Antonacci Lapiccirella
- Fondantico
- Altomani
- Copetti Antiquari
- Richard Saltoun
- Flavio Gianassi
- Galleria Botticelli Antichità
- Caretto & Occhinegro
- Frascione Arte
- Comune di Pienza
- Museo Diocesano di Palazzo Borgia
- Museo di Santa Giulia
- Galleria Antonacci Lapiccirella Fine Art
- Artribune
- BIAF (Biennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato)
- Agnews
- Benappi
- Dickinson
- Colnaghi
- NABA (Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti)
- Altomani & Sons
- Bacarelli
- BIAF
- Biennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato di Firenze
- Botticelli Antichità
- Enrico Frascione
- Longari
- Maurizio Canesso
- Piva
- Rob Smeets
- Romano Fine Arts
- Sarti
- Sperone & Westwater
- Tornabuoni
Locations
- Florence
- Italy
- Palazzo Corsini
- London
- United Kingdom
- New York
- United States
- Rome
- Milan
- Bologna
- Brescia
- Pienza
- Monticchiello
- UK
- France
- Switzerland
- Arno
- Geneva