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Mount Etna, on the Italian island of Sicily, erupted last weekend, spewing out high lava fountains and large black clouds of ash and smoke. It is Europe's largest active volcano and one of the most active volcanoes worldwide. It has been going through an especially active period for the last five years. For the inhabitants of the surrounding cities and towns, the frequent eruptions mean a regular battle with the layers of black ash that thickly carpet streets, cars, terraces and gardens. Most spend hours sweeping up the dust...But some creative residents have found another use for the ash. Ter...
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A long-lost Andy Warhol portrait of iconic Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry has resurfaced in rural Delaware, US, along with a signed disk containing 10 digital image files by the pop art star. Warhol created these artworks using an early Amiga 1000 home computer as part of a promotional event for the now-defunct tech company Commodore at New York’s Lincoln Center, where he served as a brand ambassador. While Harry has previously mentioned that she believes there are two version of the portrait of her, one of which she owns, the whereabouts of the second portrait had remained unknown. The rece...
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The National Portrait Gallery in London has announced the display of ‘Gloria’ (2023), a portrait depicting the British singer and songwriter Sam Smith. The artwork, depicting Smith as a scantily clad angel with wings and a harp, has never been publicly displayed, and was created by the French duo Pierre Commoy and Gilles Blanchard, also known as Pierre et Gilles. You can expect some reactionary takes from conservative pundits in the UK, who will doubtlessly clutch their pearls at the fact that the portrait of the five-time Grammy Award winner, known for his often explicit shows featuring sexua...
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A long-lost famous portrait of King Henry VIII has been rediscovered after an art historian spotted it in the background of a photo posted on social media. The painting was originally part of a set of 22 portraits commissioned in the 1590s by British tapestry maker Ralph Sheldon. It initially hung in Weston House, Sheldon's home in Warwickshire, but today, only a few paintings from the collection have survived. Art historian Adam Busiakiewicz, a consultant for Sotheby's auction house, unexpectedly noticed the painting in the background of a photo posted by the Warwickshire Lieutenancy on X on ...
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A cave painting in Indonesia is the world’s oldest example of a ‘picture story’, thought to be at least 51,200 years old. It is nearly 6,000 years older than the previous oldest cave art and was found nearby on the same island in Indonesia. The painting, found at Leang Karampuang cave on the east Indonesian island of Sulawesi, depicts three human-like figures and a wild pig. Prof Maxime Aubert, one of the team of researchers from Griffith University in Australia, told BBC News that the discovery sheds new light on creativity during human evolution. “The painting tells a complex story. It is th...
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Renaissance painter Titian’s 'The Rest on the Flight into Egypt' has fetched a record price at London auction house Christie's having been stolen multiple times. Its sale for €20.6m (£17.5m) sets a new world record for Titian’s works, according to auctioneers. The 1510 painting was first taken by Napoleon's troops from Belvedere Palace in Vienna during the early 19th century. More recently, in 1995, it was taken from Longleat House in England, where it had hung since it was acquired by the 4th Marquess of Bath in 1878 – a reward of £100,000 was offered for its safe return. It was found seven y...
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The crisp musk of an old book. The sweet sting of a lover's perfume on a coat collar. Smells accentuate our experiences and bond us to objects, their imagined memories seeped into our subconscious. But how far could our sense of smell take us when it comes to experiencing masterpieces? Could we, for example, truly feel like we were there as 'Lady with an Ermine' was first created? A team of researchers in Poland and Slovenia are attempting to find out, having developed a scented pen for Leonardo da Vinci's 15th century painting, which visitors of the National Museum in Kraków can now sniff as ...
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The Royal Academy of Arts’ legendary summer exhibition is underway in London. From big name artists, like Tracey Emin, to new and emerging talent, more than 1,700 works are on display across 13 gallery spaces. The Royal Academy selects renowned artists like Emin as Royal Academicians, granting them membership in the historic institution. Currently, there are fewer than 100 Academicians, so each year, about two-thirds of the exhibited works are by non-members. "When We See Us": Swiss museum showcases 100 years of Black figurative paintingMeet the artist creating life-size sculptures of endanger...
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