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Trouble at the Tretyakov
Usually when one brings up the subject of art smuggling, China’s Cultural Revolution or ex-Nazi hoarders come up into conversation. But over the course of the past few days, news has been coming out of Russia that reveals some major art smuggling coming from one of Russia’s state galleries. The Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow is … Continue reading
The Buildings Are Alive
All over western Russia, the buildings are slowly coming to life. They aren’t moving, but they have faces, hands, teeth and eyes. This is all thanks to Nikita Nomerz, a Russian street artist who initiated a series of projects called The Living Walls. Over the past few years, a set of giant hands have been seen … Continue reading
A Royal Reunion
Three paintings, separated for almost one hundred thirty years, have finally been brought together again thanks to the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. Melichor, Gaspar and Balthazar are three of the most recognizable characters in Christian art, known to people all throughout the world as the Magi, the Three Kings, and the Three … Continue reading
All’s Well That Ends Well
In 2012, an amateur artist from the town of Borja, in the Spanish province of Zaragoza, became known for her botched restoration of a 1930 fresco by Elías García Martínez. The work, called Ecce Homo, originally showed Jesus wearing the crown of thorns. However, the current version seen above has been likened to a hedgehog … Continue reading
Mouse movie leads to long-lost painting
Art Historian, Gergely Barki, researching the avant garde works of Robert Bereny, was shocked to spot a long lost painting by the artist on the wall of the movie his daughter was watching. On set of the 1999 movie, Stuart Little, hung Bereny’s “Sleeping Lady With a Black Vase” which hadn’t been seen since 1928. … Continue reading
Franco and Eisenhower Paint Portraits and Landscapes
Since he left office, most people have heard about George W. Bush and his attempt at painting. He held his own exhibit at his presidential library called The Art of Leadership, where he showed several original portraits of world leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Dalai Lama, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his … Continue reading
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