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Queen Elizabeth I Portrait Swapped for Paula Rego Painting in Rehang of 10 Downing Street

The portrait of Queen Elizabeth I by Marcus Gheeraert the Younger moved from a meeting room of No.10 Downing as part of its “long planned” re-hang. Wikimedia Commons Two paintings by the Portuguese painter Paula Rego have replaced portraits of Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh at 10 Downing Street, the residence of the …

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Darren Walker to Helm the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

Portrait of Darren Walker. Photo Simon Luethi Former Ford Foundation president Darren Walker has been elected president of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.—effective immediately—the institution announced Tuesday. Walker, who has been a board member of the National Gallery since 2019, is perhaps best known for his 11-year tenure at the helm of …

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Restored ‘Apollo Belvedere’ Back on Public View at the Vatican Museums

Apollo Belvedere on display following its restoration at the Vatican Museum. Photo Stefano Costantino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images On Tuesday, the restoration of one of the Vatican Museums‘ most prized artworks was unveiled. The Apollo Belvedere is a marble sculpture of the eponymous Greek god dating back to the 2nd century CE. The statue, executed …

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Man Steals Andrew Norman Wilson Artwork from PST Exhibition in California

“Digital Capture: Southern California and the Pixel-Based Image World,” 2024. Courtesy UCR Arts A man pulled an Andrew Norman Wilson artwork from a California exhibition being staged as part of the Getty Foundation’s science-themed PST Art initiative. The piece was in a show at the California Museum of Photography and Culver Center of the Arts …

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Met Returns Greek Artifact to Italy After Researchers Find Links to Looting

A view of the Metropolitan Museum of Art building in New York City, United States on July 15, 2024. NurPhoto via Getty Images The Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned another ancient Greek drinking vessel to Italian officials overseeing the countries’ repatriation efforts after finding the artifact was likely looted from its origin site. The …

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5,000-Year-Old Jade Artifacts Connect Inner Mongolia and Early Chinese Civilizations

Jade artifact uncovered at Yuanbaoshan archaeological site, Chifeng city, China. Courtesy Facebook/China Daily A trove of more than 100 Stone Age jade artifacts discovered by archaeologists in inner Mongolia may reveal evidence of long-distance trade between two ancient Chinese civilizations. Three 5,000-year-old jade dragons of varying colors and sizes stood out among the hoard at …

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Brats, Poppers, and Art Pop: Charli xcx Spends a Day at Storm King

Charli xcx debuts the ‘brat’ remix album at Storm King Art Center on October 10, 2024. Photo: Henry Redcliffe The title of Charli xcx’s Brat remix album, Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat, applies neatly to the pop-up listening party she hosted Thursday at Storm King Art Center in upstate New York. …

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$50 M. Ed Ruscha from Oil Heir’s Collection to Sell at Christie’s

Ed Ruscha, Standard Station, Ten-Cent Western Being Torn in Half, 1964. Courtesy Christie’s. Ed Ruscha’s 1964 painting Standard Station, Ten-Cent Western Being Torn in Half will be offered for sale at auction next month in New York, with an estimated price of $50 million, Christie’s announced on Monday. The painting will be among the most …

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