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A perfectly preserved fresco depicting a Greek myth was discovered in Pompeii.
08.03.2024 Archaeologists have discovered an incredibly well-preserved fresco in the ruins of Pompeii, a Roman city destroyed during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 BC. The poster-sized mural, whose colors appear as vibrant as the day it was painted, depicts the story of Phrixus and Helle, siblings from Greek mythology.
Frida Kahlo Corporation files trademark infringement lawsuit
05.03.2024 Frida Kahlo Corporation (FKC) once again opposes the unauthorized commercialization of the artist’s image. On March 4, the company filed two lawsuits in Illinois District Court, alleging that a group of online sellers are counterfeiting its trademarks by selling Frida Kahlo products.
French teachers go on strike after complaints about Renaissance nude painting
13.12.2023 A 17th-century Renaissance painting by Giuseppe Cesari is at the center of yet another controversy over school censorship.
Artificial intelligence in Italian museums will judge the popularity of artists by the facial expressions of visitors
04.07.2021 Researchers hope this technology will help organize exhibitions better, but creatives fear it will fuel a race for likes. If you smiled at Picasso in a museum but frowned at Pollock, new technology will soon be able to track your facial expressions to judge the artist’s popularity.
The Greek police returned the stolen paintings of Picasso and Mondrian
29.06.2021 ATHENS. Works by masters of the twentieth century, found almost a decade after a daring robbery in an Athenian gallery.
NFT tokens: another hype or the future of the intellectual property market?
20.05.2021 Investing in digital art is one of the hot and talked about trends in the field of intellectual property.
The Spanish authorities at the last moment removed the painting from the auction for 1,500 euros
01.05.2021 A last-minute intervention by the Spanish Ministry of Culture prevented the painting from being auctioned in Madrid, which is believed to be the work of the Italian master Caravaggio.
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.