Art historian solves riddle behind theft of famous portrait
The 70-year mystery surrounding the theft of an original oil sketch by renowned Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck from a ...
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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Paint 26 Portraits of a Postman and His Family While Staying in the South of France?
In the late 1880s, Vincent van Gogh spent two years in southern France. Though the period was famously tumultuous for the ...
50 Extremely Rare Pictures That Will Completely And Totally Change The Way You Look At Famous Historical Figures
40.And this is the last picture ever taken of President Ulysses S. Grant, snapped days before his death at his home: Shoutout ...
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'Something stirring beneath the surface': What eight ghostly portraits found hidden inside masterpieces reveal
Italian modernist Amedeo Modigliani's famous Portrait of a Girl, 1917, is a compelling case in point. Some scholars suspect that the full-length portrait of a woman, concealed beneath the visible ...
6 most famous artists and the painting that shot them to fame
And here we mention some of the most famous artists in the world and the painting that shot them to fame. A true genius of ...
5 most iconic and expensive paintings that cannot be sold
Art has always been a curator and collector’s first love. Be it the old and ancient paintings created by art masters years ...
Guilty pleas for stealing Winston Churchill portrait from Ottawa hotel
The Powassan, Ont., man accused of stealing one of the world's most famous portraits from the Château Laurier and switching ...