Luxury art
Collecting inspirational art for investment is a mine field best left to the experts. Collecting Old Masters, ancient Roman art and Renaissance art especially can be extremely expensive and challenging even for seasoned collectors. Most of the good originals have been snapped up by galleries and museums anyway. Collecting inspirational art for pleasure is more rewarding. If you like an art work and it fits the style and decor of your house then that’s all that matters really.
Many collectors are happy to buy prints, copies of paintings because they are cheaper and they look the same. Originals are not just pretty pictures or sculptures, they are also pieces of history.
If you are going to get into original inspirational art collection, then you need a checklist to work from. Even the professionals who buys for museums and galleries use a checklist.