Art

Photostory: Fra Angelico’s ‘Annunciation’ restored

Spanish art restorer Almudena Sanchez (2R), Prado Museum's Director, Miguel Falomir (L), Executive Director of the American Friends of Prado Museum, Christina Simmons (L), and Chairwoman of Friends of Florence,…

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Photostory: 500 years of Leonardo Da Vinci

Museums and galleries are marking 500 years from the death of Leonardo da Vinci anniversary. On Thursday, The presidents of France and Italy laid a wreath on the tomb of…

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Slideshow: The Arts on Eggs Museum in Hungary

Photos from The Arts on Eggs Museum in Zengovarkony, 188 kms south of Budapest, Hungary. The decoration of eggs is an integral part of folk traditions related to Easter…

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Slideshow: ‘Utrecht, Caravaggio und Europa’ exhibition in Munich

Employees make the final preparations during a press event prior to the art exhibition 'Utrecht, Caravaggio und Europa' at the Alte Pinakothek Museum in Munich, Germany. The exhibition will open…

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Slideshow: Preview of L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE, WRAPPED by Christo

Photos made available by the Center Pompidou Press Office show various sketches showing the 'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped' Project for Paris, Place de l'Etoile, Charles de Gaulle by Christo. Bulgarian-born…

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SLIDESHOW: ‘Cracking Art’ in Switzerland

Photos of plastic sculptures on display in the streets of Ascona, Switzerland that are part of the outdoor exhibition 'Cracking Art'. Cracking Art, is part of an artistic movement born…

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New trailer issued for Marvel Studios’ ‘Avengers: Endgame’

Disney Studios has issued a new trailer - the first full-length official trailer - for Marvel Studios’ "Avengers: Endgame". The highly anticipated film opens in theaters in the USA on…

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Scholars confirm that “The Archangel Gabriel” could be the first known piece by Da Vinci

CNN Italian scholars claim they have unearthed the first known piece by Renaissance genius Leonardo Da Vinci. "The Archangel Gabriel," a painted glazed tile, was signed and dated by an artist…

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Banksy painting stolen from Toronto warehouse

The New York Times: The heist was carried out with a secrecy that Banksy himself might have admired. Around 5 a.m. on Sunday, a man sneaked into a Toronto warehouse wearing…

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A Quattrocento painting of the Madonna adoring the Child of remarkably high quality, which may be by an artist of Maltese descent, to be auctioned today

A painting by the late Quattrocento and early Cinquecento artist Antonio de Saliba is coming up for auction on Tuesday. This Renaissance artist was an artistic follower of his Sicilian…

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Farewell to the designer of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum

In the era of smartphones and tablets and laptops, many still recall their first computer. Probably it had to be the ZX Spectrum. Rick Dickinson, the designer of the Sinclair…

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