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Irina Petrakova's work from the Coming out series at the “Vse v Sad” exhibition at Ruarts foundation
Irina Petrakova. S from the Coming Out series. The exhibition “Everyone to the Garden” at the Ruarts Foundation
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The Emperor Hadrian Looks Like a Disney Hero
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Four ghosts in the first entrance of a 1632 ballet, drawn by Daniel Rabel
In my opinion, this is perfect. Four ghosts in the first entrée. A drawing by Daniel Rabel for a ballet of 1632. Collection of the Louvre. Positively the brides of the Nazgûl
Art · London · Museums
Bronzino's “Allegory with Venus and Cupid”, a Medici gift to the King of France
An Allegory with Venus and Cupid, also known as Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time. Agnolo Bronzino. Venus holds a golden apple, recalling to the viewer the legend of the Judgement of Paris, at which the goddess was declared the fairest of all the goddesses. In her other hand is an
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Helene Schjerfbeck, The Seamstress at Work, 1927
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After Six Years of Restoration, John the Baptist Against the Olive-Grey Hills of Toledo, by Domenikos Theotokopoulos, Known as El Greco, Returns to the Halls of the Pushkin Museum
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Youth Making a Grimace
Youth Making a Grimace. Adriaen Brouwer, 1632-35
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The Italian Lorenza D'Alessandro, art historian and curator, during the restoration of the tomb of Nefertari, Queen of Egypt, in Luxor
The Italian Lorenza D'Alessandro, art historian and curator, during the restoration of the tomb of Nefertari, Queen of Egypt, in Luxor. So reincarnation does exist after all?
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In some portraits of Napoleon's sister Pauline Bonaparte, known as one of the three crowned courtesans, Pauline has short hair
In some portraits of Napoleon's sister Pauline Bonaparte, known as one of the three crowned courtesans, Pauline has short hair. In this portrait by Robert Lefèvre, attention is drawn to an unusual headdress: brocade ribbons adorn Pauline's closely cropped head. The story of Pauline's
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Christie's in full swing preparing the sale of Hubert de Givenchy's impressive collection, estimated at 50 million euros
Christie's is in full swing preparing the sale of the impressive collection of the couturier Hubert de Givenchy, estimated at 50 million euros. The exhibition is being held in two Parisian salons connected with Givenchy's life and on the premises of Christie's. The auction
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VLADEY auction on Saturday 11 June to present paintings by contemporary realists
I am often asked what to buy on the contemporary art market. My answer: I prefer realism. And at the VLADEY auction on Saturday, 11 June, there will be plenty of contemporary realism. The team has assembled canvases featuring Alexey Azarov's riot policemen, for whom "things are
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Henri Matisse, paralysed in 1950, kept working from his bed until his death
Henri Matisse at work in bed. In 1950 the artist was paralysed and could no longer walk, but he did not cease to create until his death