Two works with colored lines over night landscapes in a gallery corner
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Dispute over damage to the Bayeux Tapestry after its move to the British Museum
While the French deputy Jean-Philippe Tanguy calls the damage to the Bayeux Tapestry a scandal, Paris Match offers a denial of the reports of harm to the exhibit: No, the tapestry was not seriously damaged in London. When the tapestry was taken to London in July, the French Ministry
Comments on the Sale of an Early 20th Century Ceramic Figurine for a Million Hryvnias
Московити також сидять на цьому аукцiонi The funniest thing is that what is being discussed is a polychrome ceramic figurine of the early twentieth century, sold for a million hryvnias. And here, it turns out, the Muscovites are to blame
Writer Shen on her great-great-great-grandfather Duanfang, a Qing official, and the novel “Foreigners”
The American writer Shen has written an essay about her great-great-great-grandfather Duanfang, a prominent Manchu dignitary of the Qing dynasty who founded a university, travelled to America, spoke out against foot-binding and collected ancient Chinese bronzes; his collection was considered one of the finest in China.
Bayeux Tapestry damaged in transit to England, experts had warned of the risk in advance
The Bayeux Tapestry was damaged during its transportation to England, something independent experts had warned of before the masterpiece was sent? The Telegraph reports that, according to a curator of the British Museum, this priceless work will no longer be able to be displayed in France in the same form