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Treasure House Fair, successor to Masterpiece London, opens with half of exhibitors, but with optimistic outlook
The inaugural edition of Treasure House Fair opened to the public yesterday (until June 26), the same day the Bank of England announced it was considering raising interest rates to …
A 17th century double portrait of black and white women considered ‘of exceptional importance’ will remain in the UK
A remarkably unique 17th century double portrait depicting a black and white woman side by side as equals will remain in the UK, it was announced today. It should be …
A statue of a tattered skeletal girl with a bare skull face links two exhibits which open in Roubaix, northern France, this week. Sculptor René Iché (1897-1954) is said to …
Elisabetta Sirani painted in public to prove that her work was hers. Here’s how she became a 17th century star and why she’s remembered now
We may never know exactly how much paintings Creation of Elisabetta Sirani. It’s not because his baroque altarpieces, portraits and paintings of legendary heroines weren’t cherished – during his lifetime, …
What is the Antikythera Mechanism, the mysterious ancient Greek device in the new ‘Indiana Jones’ movie? Here are 5 big questions, answered
Returning to the screen as a cloak-and-dagger archaeologist for the fifth and final time in Indiana Jones and the Dial of FateHarrison Ford was moved to tears at Cannes last …
Richard I or a big loop? Sculptor Nick Hornby unveils equine sculpture in the heart of Westminster
British sculptor Nick Hornby is making a name for himself in London with three major public commissions that will be unveiled in the capital this year. Friends and admirers gathered …
Market star painter Flora Yukhnovich, known for her contemporary take on French Rococo, joins Mega Gallery Hauser and Wirth
British painter in demand Flora Yukhnovitchknown for her floral canvases who draws inspiration from both the traditions of French Rococo, Italian Baroque and Abstract Expressionism, is the latest artist to …
Why this AI art pioneer thinks text-to-image generators kill creativity
Welcome to Art Angle, an Artnet News podcast that dives into the places where the art world meets the real world, bringing each week’s biggest story to earth. Join us …
The ‘Stonehenge of the Netherlands’, a 4,000-year-old burial site the size of four football pitches, has just been discovered by Dutch archaeologists
Archaeologists in the central Dutch town of Tiel have discovered a 4,000-year-old shrine the size of four football pitches dubbed “the Stonehenge of the Netherlands”. The results of the search …