An Italian court on Wednesday rejected a last-minute bid to halt the loan of Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic Vitruvian Man drawing and other works to France’s Louvre museum, ending a bitter cultural row.
Read moreA vivid fresco depicting an armor-clad gladiator standing victorious as his wounded opponent stumbles gushing blood has been discovered in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, Italy’s culture ministry said Friday.The striking scene in gold, blue and red was uncovered in what experts think was a tavern frequented by gladiators, who fought each other, prisoners and wild animals for the public’s entertainment.
Read moreThe golden angel once glimmered majestically from Notre Dame’s vault.
Read moreAn administrative court in Venice decided Tuesday to temporarily suspend the loan of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Vitruvian Man” to the Louvre in Paris for an exhibition that is to open later this month.
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In some paintings, the wounds are plain to see: an arm or leg lost to war. In others, the injuries that U.S. veterans suffered are hidden from view.
Read moreSan Francisco school officials failed to study environmental consequences when they ordered the covering of controversial George Washington murals, according to a complaint filed in state court from a California high school alumni association.
Read moreTwo plastic surgeons who performed the liposuction of Lawrence Argent, a sculptor best known for the 40-foot-tall blue bear peeking into the Colorado Convention Center, face a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Argent’s family Thursday.
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A South African university has come under fire for displaying a painting by a man jailed for kicking a prostitute to death, with outrage brimming in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for women.
Read moreA Botticelli portrait of a humanist poet that long hung in Madrid’s El Prado Museum is being offered this week for sale during London’s Frieze Masters art fair for $30 million. But a Spanish law on cultural treasures might create difficulties for a foreign buyer seeking to bring the treasure home.
Read moreAmerican pop artist Jeff Koons said Tuesday he was “saddened” by the negative reaction in France to a controversial sculpture he had gifted to Paris after the 2015 terror attacks on the city.
Read moreA masterpiece attributed to 13th century Italian painter Cimabue has been discovered in a French woman’s kitchen — and it’s expected to sell for millions of euros at an upcoming auction.
Read moreA French court’s $2.2 million judgment against a U.S. art editor who allegedly infringed on copyrighted photos of Pablo Picasso’s artworks will not stand, according to a federal judge who ruled them fair use on Thursday.
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The French Senate said Wednesday that it was investigating the discovery of a bust of Hitler, left over from the Nazi occupation of Paris, in the cellar of the upper house of parliament.
Read moreA developer on the hook for $7 million after he painted over graffiti that had turned a collection of Queens warehouse buildings into the icon that was 5Pointz struggled Friday to secure a reversal from the Second Circuit.
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Scientists are using artificial intelligence to analyze X-ray images of paintings, sorting through the massive amounts of data available and offering potential new insights that could aid investigations into unlocking the secrets of ancient works of art, according to new research published Friday.
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After weeks of pushback over the decision to remove historic murals, San Francisco school officials voted Tuesday to cover, rather than destroy, a series of 1930s frescoes depicting George Washington, black slaves and dead Native Americans.
Read moreLike a human wave every few minutes, two hundred or so tourists surge towards the “Mona Lisa,” mobile phones in hand to make the best of every second of their time in front of the world’s most famous painting.
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The White House says it didn’t know that an altered presidential seal featuring a two-headed eagle clutching golf clubs would be displayed at a speech by President Donald Trump this week.
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