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Mesmerising Old Master Morphing Portraits

Watch as Old Master paintings come to life through amazing animation. Portraits of rulers, reformers, gentlemen and fools by such important artists as Lucas Cranach the Elder, Jacopo de’ Barbari and Jan Sanders van Hemessen represent the rich array of personalities from an extraordinary era. All are highlights of Sotheby’s Old Masters Evening Sale on 6 July in London.

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