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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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
06.04.2013 NEW YORK. Hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen bought the famous Picasso painting for a record price of $ 155 million.
17.03.2013 NOVI-GARDEN. A Rembrandt painting stolen in 2006 in Serbia was found.
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.
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.
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.
20.02.2013 The other day, Pope Benedict XVI struck the world with his announcement of his resignation. However, experts note that in history he will remain as a religious leader who has done a lot to renew relations between the Catholic Church and the art world, considering Beauty as one of the paths to spiritual growth.
20.02.2013 In the L’Hospitalet area, near Barcelona, a group of artists specializing in graffiti was invited to decorate the ceiling dome over the main altar of the local church.
20.02.2013 France promised to return seven paintings seized from their Jewish owners during World War II as part of an action to return the looted art objects that are now in the collection of the Louvre and other museums.
16.02.2013 Sotheby’s auction house is currently suing for damages arising from the underestimation of work sold at auction in London in 2006.
14.02.2013 A self-portrait of the triptych of Anglo-Irish artist Francis Bacon was sold for 13.7 million pounds (21.5 million US dollars, 15.9 million euros) at Sotheby’s contemporary art auction in London on Tuesday.