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Blockbuster Caravaggio Exhibition in Rome Unveils Lost Masterpiece
Mar 7, 2025
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The blockbuster 2025 exhibition at the Palazzo Barberini in Rome will celebrate Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, a master of chiaroscuro, with over 50 works, including the "Portrait of Maffeo Barberini" , recently rediscovered after 400 years. This major event explores Caravaggio's artistic evolution and his connection to Maffeo Barberini, offering a unique immersion into the legacy of the Baroque painter.
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Unveiling Banksy: The Lost BBC Interview Unmasks the Artist
Nov 22, 2023
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A previously lost 2003 BBC interview reveals the true identity of the elusive street artist Banksy as "Robbie." This discovery, made public through a recent episode of the BBC's podcast series "The Banksy Story," sheds light on the artist's perspective on graffiti and urban expression.
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Lost $100 Million Botticelli Found in Italy: Ownership Under Investigation
Dec 1, 2023
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A Sandro Botticelli painting worth approximately $100 million, lost for 50 years, was recently discovered in a family home near Naples, Italy. Italian authorities are now investigating its legal ownership and considering its potential public display after restoration.
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Two lost Rembrandt portraits soon to be sold at Christie's
May 16, 2023
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Christie's will sell two portraits by Rembrandt that haven't been seen in almost 200 years.
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Klimt Masterpiece Lost for 100 Years Sold for €30 Million
Apr 25, 2024
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A Gustav Klimt painting, missing for a century, was sold for €30 million at an auction in Vienna. The artwork, titled "Portrait of Fraulein Lieser," is believed to depict a member of a prominent Jewish industrialist family and was sold under adherence to the Washington Principles for returning Nazi-looted art.
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Camille Claudel's Lost Masterpiece Found and Sold for €3.7 Million
Feb 19, 2025
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Camille Claudel's sculpture L'Âge Mûr, long thought lost, was rediscovered in a Paris apartment abandoned for 15 years by auctioneer Matthieu Semont. Sold at auction in Orléans for $3.8 million, it became the artist's second most expensive work, confirming its importance in the history of modern sculpture.
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Mystery Package Returns Lost 17th-Century Tiles to a Polish Museum
May 17, 2024
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An anonymous package from Canada containing 12 lost 17th-century Dutch tiles has been received by the Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw. These tiles, which were stolen during World War II, are now on display in a temporary exhibition at the museum.
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Use of artificial intelligence helps Google piece together lost paintings of Gustav Klimt
Oct 13, 2021
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As part of a larger online retrospective of the Austrian Symbolist, the AI project is part of an augmented reality exhibition as well as interactive essays.
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Lost Artworks by Picasso and Chagall Unearthed in Belgian Cellar, Ending a 14-Year Mystery
Jan 19, 2024
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Two paintings by Picasso and Chagall, stolen 14 years ago from Tel Aviv, were found in a Belgian cellar. The recovered artworks, valued at nearly $1 million, ended a long-standing art theft mystery.