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The exhibition of Dutch masters in New York gathered a record number of visitors
23.01.2014 The record number of visitors was collected in New York by the exhibition "Vermeer, Rembrandt and Hals: Masterpieces of Dutch Painting from the Mauritshuis", dedicated to the work of old Dutch masters.
Baltimore Museum of the Arts regains the stolen Renoir
13.01.2014 ARLINGTON. Put up for auction in 2012, On the Shore of the Seine, owned by Pierre Auguste Renoir and bought by Marcia Fuqua at the flea market for $ 7, returned to the Baltimore Museum of Art (Baltimore Museum of Art), from which it was stolen in 1951.
Was Dürer’s father an artist?
08.01.2014 BERLIN. The portrait of Dürer’s father, who has always been an art historian for the works of Albrecht Jr., is quite possibly a self-portrait of his father, Albrecht the Elder.
In England, tax breaks for owners of masterpieces in exchange for public access to them were just a scheme for tax evasion
03.01.2014 In the UK, owners of 115,000 works of art are exempted from paying inheritance or capital gains tax in exchange for their promise to provide public access to their masterpieces, but in reality it’s not at all easy to look at these works.
The curator of the Detroit Institute of the Arts discovered a new work by Spanish artist Murillo
23.11.2013 MIDOE BROOK HALL. A casual visit to Meadow Brook Hall by the curator of the Detroit Institute of Arts led to the discovery of 17th-century magnificent work by Spanish artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo.
Cornelius Gurlitt will be returned to the works of art confiscated from him earlier
22.11.2013 BERLIN. German authorities said on Tuesday that some paintings would be ordered to be returned to Cornelius Gurlitt, who became world-famous after more than 1,400 world art masterpieces found in his apartment by the collector’s father in the Third Reich era.
New records at Sotheby’s auction
22.11.2013 NEW YORK. November 14 at Sotheby’s auction left the last of four paintings by Andy Warhol (Andy Warhol), presented as part of the days of contemporary art.
Exhibition of portraits of Pope Julius II at the Stadel Museum in Frankfurt
12.11.2013 FRANKFURT. From November 8, 2013 to February 2, 2014, the exhibition "Raphael and Portrait of Julius II. Will be presented at the Städel Museum." Cabinet Art Exhibition. The Evolution and Attribution of Portrait in the Stadel Museum ”
German authorities decided to shed light on a treasure found two years ago
09.11.2013 AUGSBURG. Among the works of art found in a cluttered Munich apartment, previously unknown works by artists such as Marc Chagall and Otto Dix were discovered.
Radu Dogaru - the thief who stole 7 paintings from Kunsthalle, filed a lawsuit about negligence against the museum he robbed
25.10.2013 AMSTERDAM. Romanian Radu Dogaru, who admitted to stealing paintings by Gauguin, Matisse, Monet and Picasso, threatened to sue the Kunsthal museum he had robbed in Rotterdam, accusing the museum management of negligence, due to which it was unusual to steal works of art easily.
Heirs of the Jewish collector demand from the Austrian government the restitution of the masterpiece of Gustav Klimt "Beethoven Frieze"
25.10.2013 VEIN. Heirs of a former Jewish collector demand restitution of Beethoven Frieze’s masterpiece, Gustav Klimt, claiming that the work of art was sold in Austria after World War II under pressure equivalent to extortion.
Experts refuse to establish the authenticity of the work of abstract artists
17.10.2013 NEW YORK. In view of a number of scandals that have occurred recently, art critics have become extremely reluctant to express their opinion on the authenticity of the work of abstract artists, fearing not only to lose their reputation, but also to become the object of prosecution.
Found a long lost rare portrait of Napoleon in 1813
04.10.2013 NEW YORK. The portrait of the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, which for two centuries was considered hopelessly lost, suddenly appeared in New York, being bought, for less than one hundredth of its true value.
Art Under Attack: A History of British Iconoclasm
04.10.2013 LONDON. “Art Under Attack: A History of British Iconoclasm” - the first exhibition dedicated to the history of physical attacks on works of art in the UK, covering the period from the 16th century to the present day, will be held in the Tate Britain exhibition hall in London.
Anatomy lesson: from Rembrandt to Damien Hirst at The Hague Municipal Museum
03.10.2013 HAGUE. Human anatomy is a subject of inexhaustible interest not only for science, but also for art. For centuries, the human body and the process of opening it have been popular topics among artists.