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You Can Own an Italian Masterpiece on a Mere Lamborghini Budget

Italian officials are selling certified, limited edition digital copies for a fraction of the price

(Newser) - The last person to get their hands on a painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci shelled out more than $450 million at auction. Now, the AP reports that Italian cultural officials are making it possible to purchase a limited edition, certified digital copy of the Renaissance genius' "Lady with...

Cops: Teen Tourist Splashed Water on a Met Masterpiece

Police say teen caused minor damage to 2 artworks, ripped tapestries from wall

(Newser) - A teenage tourist in New York City is accused of splashing water on centuries-old paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Joshua Vaurin, 19, a visitor from Texas staying at a Times Square hotel, allegedly splashed water at two paintings: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres' 19th-century portrait Princesse de Broglie, and Girolamo dai...

Masterpiece Found at Bus Stop Sets Auction Record

Titian's 'Rest on the Flight to Egypt' fetches $22.1M, a new high for the artist

(Newser) - A small Titian masterpiece once recovered from a London bus stop sold at auction Tuesday for $22.1 million, a new record for the artist dubbed "the greatest painter of 16th-century Venice." Orlando Rock, chairman of Christie's UK, said the price for Rest on the Flight to ...

If AI Is Right, a New Raphael Painting Has Been Found

Quest to prove painting's origin continues 3 decades after it was spotted in antiques shop

(Newser) - A cabinetmaker from Chicago was on vacation in England in 1995 when he spotted a painting tucked behind an armoire in an antiques shop. Anthony Ayers, an amateur artist, couldn't afford the $30,000 painting, which the shop owner suggested was from the Renaissance, but he also couldn't...

Hockney 'Masterpiece' May Make History
Hockney Painting
May Make History
Sep 13, 2018 11:26 AM CDT

Hockney Painting May Make History

1972 work poised to become priciest artwork by a living artist sold at auction

(Newser) - In May, British painter David Hockney more than doubled his previous auction record with the $28.5 million sale of 1990's "Pacific Coast Highway and Santa Monica," per the BBC . Now, one of his most recognizable paintings could fetch nearly three times as much, reports CNN . In...

Experts: We're Close to Finding Lost Da Vinci

Probers convinced Battle of Anghiari is hidden behind other painting in Florence

(Newser) - Indefatigable art experts believed they've discovered the location of a long-sought Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece hidden behind another painting in Florence. A California team searching for the masterpiece Battle of Anghiari are convinced it's painted on a wall of the Palazzo Vecchio—behind another painting by Giorgio Vasari....

'Sister' Mona Lisa Found
 'Sister' Mona Lisa Found 
Feb 2, 2012 12:40 AM CST

'Sister' Mona Lisa Found

Experts believe copy was painted by artist working alongside da Vinci

(Newser) - A stunning art find means that we can now see what Mona Lisa really looked like, say experts at Madrid's Prado Museum. The museum's researchers found that a painting in its vaults long thought to have been just one of dozens of replicas of Leonardo da Vinci's...

Tripping Visitor Rips Met Picasso

Museum repairing 6-inch tear

(Newser) - Manhattan's Metropolitan Museum of Art has removed a $130 million Picasso painting for repair after it was damaged when a visitor tripped and fell into the masterpiece. The accident resulted in a 6-inch tear in a corner of the 1904 painting "The Actor." Repairs are expected to be...

Fresco Clue Launches Hunt for Lost Da Vinci

Artist's greatest work may be hidden behind palace fresco

(Newser) - Like a mystery straight from the Da Vinci Code, an Italian palace fresco harbors a clue pointing to the existence of a hidden masterpiece, claims an art expert. Now Italian professor Maurizio Seracini has been granted permission to seek the painting considered Leonardo da Vinci's greatest work. Seracini believes the...

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