Newly uncovered Caravaggio goes on show in Madrid

By admin May 27, 2024 No comment

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A recently authenticated painting by the celebrated 17th-century artist Caravaggio, titled “Ecce Homo,” is set to debut at the Prado museum in Madrid. Initially misattributed to a lesser-known artist, the painting narrowly avoided auction in 2021 when the Spanish government intervened. Now recognized as a Caravaggio masterpiece, it represents a significant

Mona Lisa: Protesters throw soup at da Vinci painting

By admin January 29, 2024 No comment

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Environmental protesters targeted the iconic Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris, throwing soup at the protected artwork to emphasize their call for the right to “healthy and sustainable food.” The 16th Century masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, housed behind protective glass, remained undamaged despite the unconventional protest. Video footage captured two female

Woman with a Watch: Picasso masterpiece of ‘golden muse’ sells for £113m

By admin November 9, 2023 No comment

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A 1932 masterpiece by Pablo Picasso recently sold for $139 million, making it the second most expensive piece by the artist ever sold. Titled “Femme a la Montre” (Woman with a Watch), it portrays Marie-Therese Walter, Picasso’s French muse and lover, and was previously owned by the late art collector Emily Fisher Landau. Picasso’s relationship […]

Stolen Van Gogh handed to Dutch art sleuth in Ikea bag

By admin September 12, 2023 No comment

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A Dutch art detective, Arthur Brand, successfully recovered a stolen Van Gogh painting from a Dutch museum in March 2020, ending a quest spanning three and a half years. Brand mentioned that the 139-year-old artwork was delivered to him in an unconventional manner: a man showed up at his doorstep with the painting concealed within […]

France fines African activist for his protest in a museum in Paris

By admin October 15, 2020 No comment

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A France court has imposed a huge fine on an African activist who has staged a protest in a museum in Paris by attempting to remove an African artefact from the museum. The activist livestreamed the whole episode. He alleged that the art piece was the part of art pieces looted from his continent during […]

To Sleep: Charlottee Turner Smith

By admin December 17, 2019 No comment

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“COME, balmy Sleep! tired nature’s soft resort! On these sad temples all thy poppies shed; And bid day dreams, from Morpheus’ airy court, Float in light vision around my aching head! Secure all thy blessings, partial Power! On his hard bed the peasant throws him down; And the poor sea-boy, in the rudest hour, Enjoys […]

Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art

By admin December 13, 2019 No comment

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“Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art – Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night And watching, with eternal lids apart, Like nature’s patient, sleepless Eremite, The moving waters at their priestlike task Of pure ablution round earth’s human shores, Or gazing on the new soft-fallen mask Of snow upon the mountains […]

Remembering Elizabeth Barrett Browning – How do I love thee

By admin December 12, 2019 No comment

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“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal grace. I love thee to the level of everyday’s Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight. I love thee […]

Thieves break into Germany’s Green Vault

By admin November 25, 2019 No comment

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A group of thieves have broken into the largest treasure collection in Europe, known as Green Vault – situated in Germany. Several treasures worth millions are feared to have been stolen by the group. No information regarding that has been released yet. The German police are examining the view. They have not yet responded to […]

Slovenia unveils the rustic sculpture of Melania Trump

By admin July 6, 2019 No comment

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A rustic sculpture of US first lady, Melania Trump was made in her home town in Slovenia. The figure was cut from the trunk of a living linden tree. This was built in a field beside the Sava River in the village of Rozno, near Slovenia. The sculpture was commissioned by Berlin-based American artist Brad […]