Architecture · Art · Moscow · Museums · Heritage
In the sculpture courtyard of the A.V. Shchusev Museum of Architecture, the open restoration of the memorial monument with the bust of Catherine II, created by the sculptor Vasily Ivanovich Demut-Malinovsky in 1834, has come to an end. The monument is an allegorical sculptural group on a single
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The Bern Museum of Fine Arts has announced a substantial overhaul of its principles concerning works of art confiscated by the Nazis, reports Artguide. Among the new principles, for instance, is a broader definition of works lost by their owners during Nazi persecution: such works now include those confiscated, those
Faith · Art · Museums
John the Forerunner. Icon from the iconostasis of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God at the Ferapontov Monastery. 1490s or 1502-1503. Attributed to Dionisius, the first Russian icon painter of secular status
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The Italian government has announced a cut in VAT on sales of works of art from 22%, the highest rate in the European Union (EU), to 5%, the lowest rate in the EU. The closest to Italy in this respect are Germany and France, with VAT at 7% and 5.
Faith · Art · Museums
The Nativity of John the Baptist, Russian icon of the late fifteenth to early sixteenth century. The Gospel tells us that in the reign of King Herod an angel appeared to the aged priest Zacharias and said: “Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall
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Romania demands return of El Greco painting owned by Dmitry Rybolovlev. In February of this year the auction house Christie’s withdrew from sale El Greco’s “Saint Sebastian” after the Romanian authorities declared that the painting had been unlawfully taken out of the country. The canvas was acquired by
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Art · Moscow · Museums · Humour
On Gogolevsky Boulevard, Napoleon plays chess with his uncle, Cardinal Mozef Fesch. Bonaparte is losing. In fact, though, Jean-Georges Vibert's painting "Check!" is kept at the Haggin Museum in California
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Faith · The East · Art
Khidr and Alexander the Great Watch a Spring of Living Water Restore a Salted Fish to Life. According to legend, Khidr, the great preacher who travelled over water standing on a fish, helped the great Emperor Dhul-Qarnayn find the magical spring of life-giving water somewhere in Central Asia.
Archaeology · Art · Museums · Observations · Paris
If you hurried through the Egyptian hall of the Louvre to get to the tiny Mona Lisa sooner, I advise you to correct the mistake and make the acquaintance, at the very least, of the figure of the Seated Scribe Kay. He is undeservedly neglected, although many historians and art
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