On July 8th, 2021, "View of Verona with the Ponte delle Navi" by Bernardo Bellotto was sold for £10.57 million at Christie's auction of Old masters paintings, just a few hours after a small drawing by Leonardo da Vinci achieved £8.86 million. The day before, Sotheby's auction was led by an early seascape by J.M.W. Turner.

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