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Quote of the Day by Pablo Picasso: 'Art washes away from the soul…'—Top quotes by one of the most influential artistsQuote of the Day: Pablo Picasso believed art was essential for survival, not just decoration. His quote, "Art washes away from the soul the...- NYT Connections Answers December 7: Hints, categories and full solution revealed for puzzle #910Today’s NYT Connections Answers have sparked notable interest, with players seeking a mix of gentle clues and fully revealed solutions. Des...
- France's ‘Little Louvre’ museum reopens to visitors after 14 yearsBayonne's Bonnat-Helleu Museum, nicknamed the "Little Louvre," has reopened after a 14-year renovation, doubling its exhibition space and m...
- Paris Olympic competition nears total gender parity, take a look at the athlete gender breakdownThe 2024 Paris Olympics aim for gender parity with a 50-50 split among over 11,000 athletes. Some sports still have more men's events, but ...
- Picasso Magnum Opus "Woman with a Watch" Sold for £113 million At Sotheby'sPicasso’s “Woman with a Watch” fetches a whopping £113 million at Sotheby’s auction to an anonymous buyer. The breathtaking work of art dep...
- Two rare Rembrandt paintings can fetch $10mn at auctionSigned and dated 1635, the depictions of married couple Jan Willemsz van der Pluym and Jaapgen Carels, who were close to the artist's famil...
- Who was Mostafa El-Abbadi? Google Doodle celebrates Egyptian historian on his 94th birthdayThe Egyptian historian, Mostafa El-Abbadi is credited for revitalising the ancient Library of Alexandria and specialising in Greco-Roman st...
- Football gets (almost) all out for no lossArsenal - billed as a no-holds-barred depiction of the Premier League team's tumultuous 2021-22 season.
- Ruins of ancient temple for Zeus unearthed in Sinai as Egypt continues excavations in historical sites to attract touristsThe temple ruins are the latest in a series of ancient discoveries.
- Churchill painting from Onassis superyacht fetches $1.85 mn at New York auctionThe painting titled 'The Moat, Breccles' is a signed 1921 oil landscape.
- Ancient past merges seamlessly into the vibrant present in AlexandriaIt is believed that Roman general Julius Caesar and queen of Egypt Cleopatra once spent a stormy winter in Alexandria as lovers.
- Toledo, the Spanish city, which still retains its 11th century layoutAfter recapture from the Moors in 1085, it transformed into a hub for erudition, where scholars flocked to study rare Arab and Hebrew texts.
- Christie's public preview in Delhi of upcoming New York saleThe New York auction includes 26 masterpieces by modern masters such as V S Gaitonde, Francis Newton Souza and Bhupen Khakhar.
- Sotheby's annual Old Masters Week sales over $70 millionImportant Old Master Paintings & Sculpture totaled $51,361,251 (estimate $42/60 million) with works from the Dutch Golden Age performing pa...
- Sotheby's London offers two masterworks by El GrecoMore than 400 years since they were executed, these two rare and important paintings, estimated at £3-5 million each, will make their aucti...
- Pep up life, not liver!Gifford Lectures have enjoyed an uninterrupted run since 1891 at various Scottish universities, and explore relation between religion and s...
- Green palm-size computer for just Rs 5,000A Hyderabad-based company has come out with a device by designing a palm-size computer which will cost as much a "decent" mobile phone and ...
- The genius of a Spaniard: Exhibition showcases Picasso's worksAn ongoing landmark exhibition at the the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York features 300 works of the cubist master from the museum’s ...
- Unholy portionsIf it is proved that art imitates life, new genre of research may gain credence!
- History on hilltopsEdinburgh stretches out below the castle as a fascinating mix of heritage and modernity.
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