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Sotheby’s auction house accused of negligence
03.11.2014 LONDON. The former owner of the painting, sold for 42,000 pounds, filed a new lawsuit against Sotheby’s Auction House after the painting was attributed to Caravaggio’s work and the new owner estimated it at 10 million pounds.
The Pope passed the Sistine Chapel to Porsche
30.10.2014 For all Porsche fans, a field trip might be comparable to a religious experience, but still not enough to compare with a visit to the Sistine Chapel.
Brian May provides a rare collection of Victorian stereographic photographs for exposure at Tate Britain
29.10.2014 LONDON. Queen’s legendary guitarist Brian May has provided Tate Britain with a personal collection of rare stereographic photographs from Queen Victoria’s era.
An ancient mosaic depicting the abduction of Persephone was discovered.
26.10.2014 Thessaloniki. An impressive mosaic, recently discovered in the largest ancient burial ever found in Greece, depicts the myth of the abduction of Persephone, daughter of Zeus, who became the goddess of the underworld.
Missing portrait of Henry III from the Louvre discovered at auction in Paris
24.10.2014 PARIS. The portrait of the French king Henry III (1551-89), who disappeared from the Louvre during World War II, was auctioned in Paris last week.
The Prado Museum lost 885 works of art
23.07.2014 MADRID. The Audit Court of Spain conducted a check in one of the world’s largest art museums in the world - the Prado (Museo Nacional del Prado) and discovered the loss of 885 exhibits.
Fake Lowry paintings sold online for £ 3,000
13.07.2014 The eBay online auction closed the artist’s online store, which admitted to selling fake paintings by twentieth-century English artist Laurence Lowry.
Canvas Matisse returns to Venezuela 10 years after the theft
13.07.2014 A painting by Henri Matisse, stolen from a museum in Caracas more than ten years ago, was returned to Venezuela on July 7.
Drawings of the Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc grotto are a UNESCO World Heritage Site
09.07.2014 The French cave, which houses the earliest and best-preserved cave paintings in the world, was included in UNESCO’s cherished World Heritage List.
Sistine Chapel will be able to receive more visitors
03.07.2014 The Vatican Museums hope that the new climate control system, which will be installed this fall, will almost triple the number of visitors to the Sistine Chapel who want to enjoy Renaissance frescoes. In this case, the system will be practically invisible to visitors.
Portrait of Isabella de Medici discovered
01.07.2014 PITTSBURG. The Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh nearly destroyed a 16th-century Florentine portrait. The picture, recognized as a modern fake, was only sent at the last minute for additional examination.
Mauritshuis ready to open after reconstruction
25.06.2014 The complete restoration and repair of the famous Mauritshuis in The Hague was finally completed, and all the treasures of the museum took their places. The museum opens later this week after a 2-year renovation.
Experts Confirm Authenticity of Rembrandt’s Self-Portrait
14.06.2014 LONDON. After much research and analysis, British experts finally confirmed the authenticity of the self-portrait of Rembrandt, donated in 2010 to the National Trust of Great Britain (National Trust).
Director of the National Gallery of London retires
13.06.2014 On the eve of his 65th birthday, Nicholas Penny leaves the post of director of the National Gallery, after six years of work. The exact date of retirement will depend on the timing of the appointment of a successor.
The famous Rembrandt collection, owned by the Morgan Museum, is fully digitized
25.05.2014 NEW YORK. A large collection of etchings by Rembrandt Harmenszoon Van Rijn (1606-1669), owned by the Library and the Morgan Museum (The Morgan Library & Museum) and considered the best in North America, is fully digitized and already available on the Internet.