A painting stolen from an Italian museum is found in England, but its new owner wants to keep it
The once-lost 16th-century painting now at the center of a custody battle between a widow in England and a small Italian ...
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Expert Rediscovers Painting by Renaissance Master Lavinia Fontana, One of the First Professional Female Artists
The artwork had been hiding in plain sight in the archives of a provincial museum in France, where it will eventually go on ...
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The life story of Francesca Alexander—the American artist in tune with Italy—is told in new book
New biography of Boston-born Alexander, who made her name in Florence with her delicate illustrations of Italian folk ballads ...
A painting of a miracle that’s nothing less than a miracle
As the recent Siena exhibition in New York so beautifully demonstrated, these artists helped redefine Western painting for centuries to come. None of these Sienese artists survived the Black Death.
Italy's First Landmark 'Graffiti' Exhibition Opens at Museion
Italy’s first major graffiti exhibition has arrived at the Museion Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Bolzano. Curated ...
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Pompeii’s Paint Workshops Were More Sophisticated Than Once Thought, New Study Finds
An analysis of 26 paint pigments found in Pompeii reveals the remarkable skill of artisan skill at mixing natural and ...
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Artist Attacked in Italy Over Painting of Jesus Receiving Oral Sex
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What did ancient Roman artists use to paint Pompeii? New study offers a glimpse
Unused paints are generally rare finds for archaeologists — but not at Pompeii. Take a look at “almost the entire palette of ...
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Meet the Italian ‘Fruit Detective’ Who Investigates Centuries-Old Paintings for Clues About Produce That Has Disappeared From the Kitchen Table
Six centuries ago, Italy boasted hundreds of varieties ... She realized that paintings were not just art, they were evidence, and not only evidence of fruit from hundreds of years ago.
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A Stolen 16th Century Madonna Painting Is at the Center of Dispute Between Widow and Small Italian Museum
Christopher Marinello, a lawyer specializing in art restitution, has vowed to see the painting returned to Italy. His firm, Art Recovery International, has helped reclaim works by the likes of ...
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Painting stolen from Italian museum found in England, but its new owner wants to keep it
It is now in the possession of Barbara de Dozsa, the late baron’s ex-wife, though it remains on the database of stolen art maintained ... case. Paintings by Solario, who worked across Italy ...
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A painting stolen from an Italian museum is found in England, but its new owner wants to keep it
The 16th-century painting "Madonna and Child" by Italian ... battle between a widow in England and a small Italian museum. (Art Recovery International via AP) ...