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A painting by Jan Bruegel II sold at auction for 281 thousand dollars
09.05.2013 AMSTERDAM. The painting “An allegory of Tulipomania” by Jan Brueghel the Younger was sold yesterday at Christie’s in Amsterdam for $ 281 thousand. Preliminary estimates of experts fluctuated around 91 - 131 thousand dollars.
A gang of cultural heritage plunders arrested in Macedonia
07.05.2013 SKOPJE. A criminal group engaged in theft and illegal trafficking of objects of cultural and archaeological significance was detained in Macedonia.
Tate Britain changes the approach to exposure
07.05.2013 LONDON. Tate Britain Gallery decided to revise its approaches to the formation of permanent and temporary museum exhibits.
Turner Prize nominees announced
30.04.2013 LONDON. A list of nominees for Britain’s most prestigious art award has been announced today.
The painting of Cranach Jr. "Hercules at the court of Queen Omfala" will be restored
24.04.2013 MADRID. Restoration work on the painting "Hercules at the Court of Omphale", by German artist Hans Cranach (1513-1537), is the main goal of the agreement, which will be signed on Monday
Unknown self portrait of Charles Baudelaire found
24.04.2013 PARIS. Discovered an unknown self-portrait of Charles Baudelaire (Charles Baudelaire) revived interest in this French poet of the 19th century, who had a reputation as an "unbearable child" and known for his dark, erotic poetry.
Metropolitan Museum acquires Polyxena Sacrifice
24.04.2013 PARIS. This early painting by Charles Le Brun, the official painter of Louis XIV, was sold at an auction in Paris this week for 1.44 million euros.
One of the frescoes in the Louvre found a hidden image of a thousand years ago
23.04.2013 “Terahertz” rays revealed a latent image of a person’s face under the surface of one of the frescoes exhibited in The Louvre .
Rembrandt’s Night Watch Returns to the Rijksmuseum
06.04.2013 AMSTERDAM. Rembrandt’s Nachtwacht returned to his room at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam under the supervision of engineers and police. The painting was packed in a wooden box and covered with a protective film that insulates the masterpiece from environmental factors.
The controversy surrounding Caravaggio’s "Shulers" continues
06.04.2013 LONDON. The controversy surrounding Caravaggio’s painting, which belonged to the late collector and scientist Denis Mahon and was due to be transferred to the Museum of the Order of St. John in London in April, continues.
The head of the hedge fund bought a picture of Picasso for a record 155 million dollars
06.04.2013 NEW YORK. Hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen bought the famous Picasso painting for a record price of $ 155 million.
In Serbia, stolen Rembrandt was found
17.03.2013 NOVI-GARDEN. A Rembrandt painting stolen in 2006 in Serbia was found.
Original Van Dyck discovered at Bowes Museum
13.03.2013 In London, discovered a new painting belonging to the brush of Anthony Van Dyck (Anthony Van Dyck). For many years, it was stored in the storerooms of one of the English museums as a later (XIX century) copy from a picture of the great Flemish artist.
Developers threaten iconic paintings on the Berlin Wall
01.03.2013 The most famous images on the Berlin Wall, such as the famous kiss of Leonid Brezhnev and Eric Honecker, may be in danger of destruction.
Private collection of Italian art transferred to UK galleries
23.02.2013 A private collection of 57 paintings of Italian Baroque, owned by the family of Denis Mahon (Denis Mahon) transferred according to his will to six museums and galleries in the UK.