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Metropolitan Museum restorers discover hidden background in 14th century painting
26/09/2020 The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has posted on its Instagram a stunning set of images of their recent restoration project.
Rembrandt’s "fake" was created in his workshop - perhaps it is the original
09/09/2020 It turned out that the head of the bearded man was made from the same wood panel that was used for Rembrandt’s Andromeda.
Scientists have recreated the face of Raphael Santi
11/08/2020 ROME. Raphael probably deliberately reshaped his nose in his self-portrait, revealing facial reconstruction. Raphael apparently didn’t like his nose and replaced it with an idealized version in his famous self-portrait.
In the kitchen of an elderly Frenchwoman discovered a masterpiece of the Renaissance by Cimabue
30/09/2019 PARIS. Art historians claim to have discovered in the kitchen of an elderly woman in her house near Paris the masterpiece of Cimabue, a Florentine artist who was dubbed the “father of the Renaissance”.
Monkey business. Primate in Banksy Parliament auctioned off
27/09/2019 LONDON (Reuters). Banksy’s painting of primates sitting in the British Parliament next week will be sold under the hammer and is expected to bring up to $ 2.5 million.
The famous "Violinist" Chagall written on a tablecloth
26/09/2019 AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Marc Chagall, a 20th-century French-Russian artist who delighted fans with his colorful, bizarre work, made many of his paintings using the same nine pigments and almost never used black.
Valuable tapestry restored after fire in Notre Dame
16/09/2019 PARIS. The refined tapestry, woven in the early 1800s and rescued from Notre Dame Cathedral after a strong fire in April, was put on public display for the third time in recent decades.
A 17th-century painting discovered in a Paris boutique for wallpaper
28/01/2019 PARIS. During the repair in a new boutique of the American brand Oscar de la Renta in Paris, a large canvas was discovered, previously dated to the 17th century. Presumably, the canvas was hidden by the owner under the skin during the Second World War. The size of the painting is 3 by 6 meters.
Uffizi demands Germany to return the picture stolen by the Nazis
23/01/2019 FLORENCE. Italian gallery Uffizi on the first day of the coming year, urged Germany to return the still life of the Dutch master Jan van Huysum . The painting was appropriated by the retreating Nazi forces during World War II.
Scientists have found Rembrandt’s rare secret ingredient that made his paintings so vibrant
21/01/2019 The discovery may be crucial to preserve the masterpieces of the Dutch artist for future generations.
Tapestry of Henry VIII, considered lost, discovered in Spain
28/09/2018 The magnificent golden tapestry, more than 6 meters wide, commissioned by Henry VIII in the 16th century, was discovered in Spain, long after it was considered destroyed.
The Manchester Gallery removed a picture of naked nymphs to “provoke a discussion”
03/04/2018 MANCHESTER. The Manchester Art Gallery removed the work of Waterhouse from the exhibition and asked the audience to express their opinion.
Monet’s painting "Water Lilies: A Reflection of Willow" Returned to Japan
02/03/2018 PARIS. Presumably, the sketch of Claude Monet’s Water Lilies painting, once owned by a Japanese collector but considered lost for decades after World War II, was found and identified in the Louvre.
Entrance to the Pantheon in Rome will be paid
27/02/2018 ROME. Visitors to the Pantheon, one of the best-preserved ancient monuments, will have to purchase an entry ticket starting in May 2018 if they are not going to pray there, the Italian Ministry of Culture and Tourism said.
A picture of Degas stolen in 2009, found in a bus near Paris
26/02/2018 PARIS. A little over eight years ago, French investigators were shocked by the circumstances of how a small painting by the impressionist Edgar Degas was stolen from a museum in the Mediterranean port city of Marseille. The picture depicts the choristers from the final act of the opera Don Giovanni.