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Monument to Turgenev in Oryol
Photograph of 1969
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Vermeer copied a painting by the Italian Baroque artist Felice Ficherelli
Saint Praxedes Collecting the Blood of Executed Martyrs with a Sponge. The painting is by the Italian Baroque artist of the seventeenth century Felice Ficherelli. The canvas made such an impression on Vermeer that he copied it
NB! · Art · Books
Norman Rockwell's 1923 work on tales of knights and a boy with a book
Tales of Knights, 1923. The American artist Norman Rockwell
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Igor Zaidel's art object is called "Thus They Sucked All the Juices Out of Her"
Igor Zaidel's art object is called "Thus They Sucked All the Juices Out of Her". From the series "The Secret Life of the Jews". Berlin, 1992
NB! · Art · Observations · Pop Culture · Humour
Given these figures, the real Marina Abramović performance is trying to justify to yourself the price of a ticket to her show
NB! · Art · New York
Yesterday at Sotheby’s in New York a self-portrait by Frida Kahlo entitled “The Dream” was sold for $54.7 million
Yesterday at Sotheby’s in New York a self-portrait by Frida Kahlo entitled “The Dream” was sold for $54.7 million. The sale set a record price for a painting by a woman artist, surpassing the previous maximum of $44.4 million for “Jimson Weed” by the American artist
Archaeology · Heritage · Society
Six-country operation over illegal excavations in the Balkans leads to 35 arrests
Bulgaria Dismantles International Cultural Property Trafficking Network. The operation was carried out by law enforcement and judicial officers from Albania, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and the United Kingdom. Thirty-five people were arrested and more than 3,000 artefacts seized, including works of art, weapons, gold and cash, with a
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Art Basel and UBS Bank Conducted a Study of Purchasing Power among Men and Women of Different Ages, or Rather Began To
Art Basel and UBS bank had just conducted a study of purchasing power among men and women of different ages. The results of the study showed that women spend 46% more on art than men and are more willing to take risks, acquiring works by unknown artists.
Archive · Art · Monarchies · Paris
Glove possibly belonging to Marie Antoinette's son sold at auction in France
A glove said to have belonged to Marie Antoinette's son. It was sold at auction in France this year. The lot description stated that, according to its source, it was found in the queen's cell in the Conciergerie after her death, together with her last letter.
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NB! · Archive · Nature · Saint Petersburg
The Summer Garden in Autumn, Saint Petersburg, photograph by Vsevolod Tarasevich, 1965
NB! · Archive · Books · People · Saint Petersburg
The Funeral of Anna Akhmatova, 10 March 1966
The funeral of Anna Akhmatova, 10 March 1966. Second from the left is Yevgeny Rein, beside him Arseny Tarkovsky. At the coffin is Alexey Panteleyev, and behind him Joseph Brodsky.