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Lightning Damages Arch of Constantine in Rome
09.09.2024 The gods of Olympus have struck! On Tuesday, September 3, in the afternoon, while a violent thunderstorm was raging over Rome, the Arch of Constantine (the largest of the three ancient triumphal arches remaining in the Italian capital, a marble treasure from the 4th century, located between the Colosseum and the Palatine, in the Selio district) was struck by lightning .
92 works of art stolen more than a decade ago are on display at a castle in Pas de Calais
23.05.2024 The story seems incredibleOn Wednesday, May 22, police announced that a search had uncovered a large number of works of art (at least 92, according to new information released on Thursday, May 23) that were stolen between 2009 and 2013 from the vaults of the Sandelin Museum in Saintes -Omer, Pas-de-Calais (Hautes-France), as well as from nearby churches.
Geologist and art historian claims to know where the Mona Lisa was painted
14.05.2024 Could her dual knowledge allow her to solve this long-standing mystery?
Experts comment on the cyber attack that caused Christie’s website to be down during major auction week
14.05.2024 Opinions are divided on how disruptive the shutdown could be. Information shared by Artnet News.
Mona Lisa could be moved to a separate underground room
27.04.2024 The Mona Lisa could be given a new dedicated room in the museum’s attempt to improve the "world’s most disappointing" viewing experience of its main attraction.
Did denim appear 200 years before Levi’s?
23.04.2024 The painting "Woman Begging with Two Children," by an unknown artist known as the "Master of Blue Jeans," appears to depict a denim skirt in 17th-century Italy.
A German art museum fired an employee for hanging his own painting in the gallery.
10.04.2024 The collaborator exhibited his work at Munich’s Pinakothek for Contemporary Art "in the hope of achieving a breakthrough."
French authorities seize Russian avant-garde paintings stolen from a collector
04.04.2024 French bailiffs seized more than 100 avant-garde works from an art laboratory in Paris in February after suspecting they had been stolen from a private collector.
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.