Argentine Authorities Charge Couple With Hiding Nazi-Looted Painting
“Portrait of a Lady,” by the Italian painter Giuseppe Ghislandi, had not been seen publicly for 80 years until journalists spotted it in a real estate listing last month.
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Newly discovered portrait may depict ‘fair youth’ of Shakespeare’s sonnets
Earl of Southampton may have given writer the miniature by Nicholas Hilliard, which has defaced heart on its reverseThe discovery of a previously unknown portrait miniature by one of Elizabethan England’s greatest artists would be significant enough. B…
Argentina couple under house arrest amid search for painting stolen by Nazis
Daughter of former Nazi official and her husband to be questioned after raid on home failed to find masterpieceA federal court in Argentina has ordered house arrest for the daughter of a former Nazi official and her husband after a raid failed to locat…
Archaeologists in Peru discover 3D mural that could date back 4,000 years
The unprecedented find has shifted archaeological understanding about the first civilisations in the AmericasArchaeologists in Peru have discovered a multicoloured three-dimensional mural that could date back 4,000 years, in an unprecedented find that …
David Hockney’s 90-metre Normandy nature frieze to be shown in London
A Year in Normandy features iPad works with which British artist brought people comfort during Covid crisisIn the spring of 2020, as the Covid-19 virus was “going mad”, David Hockney kept himself busy by painting winter trees bursting into blossom in h…
A City Reinvented: Paris Is Now Greater Paris
The periphery of the French capital is more vital than ever, and its creativity and dynamism have blurred old boundaries.
Renowned Iranian composer Ahmad Pejman dies in Los Angeles
Celebrated Iranian composer Ahmad Pejman, known for his groundbreaking contributions to Iranian classical and cinematic music, passed away on Friday in Los Angeles at the age of 91.
Bank of England show to remember lost splendours of Sir John Soane building
Exhibition explores Bank’s former grandeur and its rebuilding under Sir Herbert Baker that began 100 years agoA century ago the wrecking ball demolished the halls, courtyards, arches and domes of one of London’s best-loved buildings in what the archite…
Looming crisis for NSW’s regional galleries averted with $15.4m in state arts funding
Labor announced on Thursday Create NSW’s Arts and Cultural Funding Program will provide financial assistance for 62 organisations statewideArts organisations and galleries across New South Wales have voiced their relief after the state government annou…
Statue of legendary Persian archer ‘Arash Kamangir’ unveiled in Kerman
A statue of Arash Kamangir, a legendary figure in Persian mythology, was unveiled on Wednesday evening in Kerman, southeastern Iran.