Category: Art
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Egypt begins restoring 4500-year-old pharaohs wooden boat
4500-year-old wooden boat found next to the Egyptian pyramids will be restored by a joint Egyptian-Japanese team of archaeologists. The ancient boat is one of two that were buried next to the Pharaoh Khufu. The boats are believed to have been intended to carry pharaohs into the afterlife. Khufu, also known as Cheops, is credited…
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President Obama Sings ‘Sweet Home Chicago’ During Blues Concert At White House
The president just couldn’t say no: Mick Jagger held out a mic almost by way of command, and soon Barack Obama was belting out the blues with the best of them. The East Room of the White House was transformed into an intimate blues club on Tuesday night for a concert featuring blues all-stars of…
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Mona Lisa twin on display at Prado museum
Spain’s Prado museum puts Mona Lisa ‘twin’ on display Spain’s Prado Museum put the earliest known copy of the “Mona Lisa” on display for the first time since restoration work revealed it was likely painted by one of Leonardo da Vinci‘s apprentices as he worked on the original. The painting has belonged to the Madrid…
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The Scream, the defining image of modernity, expected to fetch at least $80 mn at auction
Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” painting expected to top $80 mn at auction A version of “The Scream,” one of the world’s most famous paintings and an iconic image of despair, will go on sale this May in New York, where it is expected to fetch at least $80 million, Sotheby’s auctioneers said to AFP. Edvard…
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Books: Dior Joaillerie
Dior Haute Joaillerie book The jewelry is timeless, unlike those who wear them. “We are mortal, but jewelry remain,” says Victoire de Castellane, one of the most creative and fearless jewelry designers in the world and creative designer at Dior Haute Joaillerie. Since launching Dior Fine Jewelry in 1998, Victoire de Castellane has been celebrated…
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High-class bronze sculptures
Fine Arts Wohnkultur (based in Frankfurt/Main (Germany) specialises in high-class, high-quality bronze sculptures produced through the traditional wax-casting process (cire perdue) and patinated in different bronze shades. Some sculptures are coated with lasting 24 carat hard gold or silver plating. By refinement with real gemstones like diamonds, rubies, emeralds and others many of Fine Arts…