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When backgrounds come to the foreArt history shows that the power of a portrait often lies beyond the face. Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, which sold for $236.4 mil...- Thieves hit the Louvre again. Here's a look at other famous heists in museums worldwideA daring heist at the Louvre saw thieves steal nine priceless jewels from Napoleon and the Empress's collection. They used a basket lift to...
- ET Explainer: How to buy genuine art and avoid fraudsFake art scams aren't new. Just earlier this year, a former Los Angeles auctioneer agreed to plead guilty to an art fraud scheme where he f...
- Want to avoid frauds? A no-nonsense guide to ensuring the art you buy is the real dealArt forgeries and dubious provenances are a common scourge in the industry. Here are some factors to watch out for before making a purchase.
- Rembrandt portraits showcased in Netherlands Museum after being privately owned for 200 yearsThe paintings, believed to be the last known pair of privately held Rembrandt portraits, were sold at auction this year and given on long-t...
- Rare works of late American artist Saul Leiter showcased at French photo festivalAlmost all of the paintings and drawings in the major Saul Leiter show at the 'Rencontres d'Arles' festival in the southern French city hav...
- 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...
- 2 lost Rembrandt portraits forgotten about for 200 years may sell for £8 mn at Amsterdam auctionChristie's auction house is set to sell a pair of Rembrandt portraits that were owned by a British family for 200 years, and were sold at C...
- ‘The Girl with a Pearl Earring’ meets ‘The Milkmaid’. Amsterdam museum set to unite iconic works of Johannes VermeerThe museum will bring together 27 paintings of the 17th-century artist.
- Israeli museum unearths sketches hidden in painting by 20th-century artist Amedeo ModiglianiModigliani is considered one of the 20th century's great Modernist artists.
- Sandro Botticelli's 14th-century 'masterpiece' may fetch more than $80 mn at New York auctionThis painting is considered as one of Botticelli's finest portraits.
- Frans Hals painting 'Two Laughing Boys', worth $18 mn, stolen for third timeIt is the second theft of a painting from a Dutch museum closed to the public because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Rembrandt's 1632 self-portrait fetches $18.7 mn at Sotheby's online auctionThe artist's last self-portrait was sold for nearly $9 mn in 2003 at an auction.
- Revealed! Dutch artist Rembrandt used this ingredient to give his masterpieces a 3D effectThe impasto technique uses thick paint to make features protrude from the surface.
- Rembrandt's fingerprints, Da Vinci's code: Artists & their hidden messagesArtists add details to their paintings or leave messages that are impossible to see at first glance.
- A timetravel through Parsi portraitsThese paintings demand more from the viewer than a gentle appreciating nod. They require you to step away and prod deeper.
- Sotheby's London sale exceeds pre-sale estimate at $8,408,856Sotheby's London sale of Prints & Multiples brought a total of £5,284,600 ($8,408,856), exceeding the pre-sale high estimate.
- Museum hopping: Louvre at Paris and Prado in Madrid pilgrimages for art loverNo lesser illuminaries than Cervantes, Goya, Velazquez, and Picasso had fallen in love with the cobbled lanes of Madrid that inspired their...
- History on hilltopsEdinburgh stretches out below the castle as a fascinating mix of heritage and modernity.
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