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Scientists have discovered the cause of spots on Leonardo’s self portrait
06.06.2016 VEIN. Using a new, non-invasive method of sampling for DNA analysis, scientists were able to determine which particular fungus left such noticeable traces in the da Vinci painting
Paris closes the Louvre and Orsay
04.06.2016 PARIS. Two of the world’s greatest art museums take extraordinary measures to protect their collections from flooding caused by rising water levels in the Seine.
$ 23 Million Claims Filed Against Christie’s Warehouses For Careless Storage Of Art
21.05.2016 NEW YORK. Christie’s auction house may have to pay up to $ 23 million for damaged artwork affected by the Brooklyn flood in 2012.
French mechanic acquired Renoir’s long-lost painting for 700 euros
13.05.2016 LION. Ahmed Ziani, a resident of Lyon, who has been reselling works of art since losing his job as a mechanic, may have stumbled upon a long-lost masterpiece by French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Day and night: Joseph Wright’s paintings returned to the Derby exhibition after restoration
29.04.2016 DERBY. “Colosseum in the Daylight” and “Colosseum in the Moonlight” - the last two surviving paintings depicting the ancient Roman amphitheater by artist Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797) are presented to the public for the first time in 56 years.
Lucien Freud’s unknown self-portrait was handed over to the state in payment of inheritance tax
28.04.2016 LONDON. Previously unknown self-portrait of Lucian Freud will be presented at the exhibition in the National Portrait Gallery.
Ukrainian billionaire donates millions to the Victoria and Albert Museum
23.04.2016 LONDON. The Victoria and Albert Museum will name the new hall, which will appear after the reconstruction, in honor of the American billionaire of Ukrainian origin Leonid Blavatnik. Although the exact amount of the donation remains confidential, experts believe that it is a few million pounds.
Jonathan Jones: Caravaggio found in the attic - fake
15.04.2016 LONDON. “I apologize, but all this is too good to be true.” This statement was made on the pages of The Guardian art columnist Jonathan Jones (Jonathan Jones). Below is the full text.
Rembrandt’s painting banned for export, while remaining in the UK
14.04.2016 Rembrandt’s painting “Portrait of Catrina Hooghsaet”, which was banned from exporting from the United Kingdom last fall, will be leased to the National Museum Cardiff. An anonymous foreign buyer has provided this masterpiece to the museum for a period of three years.
The painting found in the attic may belong to Caravaggio.
13.04.2016 PARIS. In the south of France, a painting was discovered that may have been painted 400 years ago by Italian artist Caravaggio. The last 150 years, the masterpiece lay in the attic of an old house, in complete obscurity.
"New Rembrandt" presented in Amsterdam
13.04.2016 AMSTERDAM. If you think that the portrait of a thirty-year-old man in a black hat and white collar is very similar to those paintings that he painted in the 17th century Rembrandt , you will make Bas Korsten a very happy person. In fact, the authors of this picture are programmers.
Wikimedia Sweden fined for copyright infringement
11.04.2016 The High Court of Sweden on Monday called Wikimedia Sweden guilty of violating copyright law due to the fact that the resource provides free access to its database of photographs of artwork without the consent of artists.
Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev used an offshore company to hide paintings from his ex-wife
11.04.2016 Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev used a company registered in the British Virgin Islands to hide art objects from his ex-wife Elena during their divorce proceedings.
The Sistine Chapel of the Middle Ages reopens to the public in Rome
03.04.2016 The Santa Maria Antiqua Church, built in the 6th century and featuring a rare collection of early Christian art, is reopened to the public in Rome after a restoration that took more than 30 years.
Arrested 12 people who stole paintings from the Museum of Verona
26.03.2016 VERONA. Police arrested twelve people suspected of stealing paintings worth a total of about 15 million euros (16.6 million US dollars). 17 paintings, including works by Tintoretto, Mantegna and Peter Paul Rubens, were stolen by armed criminals from the Castelvecchio Museum in Verona on November 19 last year.