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200 today: UK’s National Gallery kicks off bicentenary celebrations

After two centuries exhibiting some of the world’s most prized artworks in London, the National Gallery has decided it’s time to get a bit more national.

Art

Rediscovered Caravaggio to go on show at Madrid's Prado

Madrid’s Prado Museum has confirmed that a painting which almost sold for the price of a Macbook at auction is in fact a long lost work of the Italian master painter worth tens of millions.

Art

Lost portrait by Gustav Klimt sold for €30 million at auction

The sale price for Klimt's painting was at the lower end of an expected range of €30 million - €50 million, and failed to reach the same heights as Klimt's final work "Dame mit Fächer", which broke the European auction record last year.

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Buñuel's Phantom of Liberty inspires Portugal's Surrealism biennale

Portugal is marking the 50th anniversary of its Carnation Revolution by celebrating Surrealism and revolutionary zeal in a festival based on the film 'Phantom of Liberty' by Spanish director Luis Buñuel.

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Caspar David Friedrich's paintings on view in major Berlin exhibition

A huge show of Caspar David Friedrich’s iconic landscapes that marks the 250th anniversary of his birth is opening in Berlin.

Italy

Venice Biennale titled 'Foreigners Everywhere' gives voice to outsiders

Outsider, queer and Indigenous artists are getting an overdue platform at the 60th Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition that opened Saturday.

Art

Venice Biennale show dedicated to the history of breasts in art

The show reflects on a range of themes including motherhood, empowerment, sexuality, body image and illness.

Culture news

Winston Churchill hated his portrait – and now it’s up for auction

We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight so that painters don't botch up my portrait...

Art

Watch: Art for as little as €100 go up for grabs at Berlin fair

The fair holds events in several countries around the world. It was recently hosted in Berlin where all works were on sale for between 100 and 10,000 euro.

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Pompeii archaeologists unearth banquet hall with stunning frescoes

Described as one of the most remarkable finds in the site's history, the hall's walls showcase well-preserved frescoes, including depictions of Paris and Helen, and Apollo attempting to seduce Cassandra.

Art

'Ripley' and the art of deception

If you haven’t already indulged in a Netflix binge or a reasonably paced viewing of Netflix’s ‘Ripley’, feel free to put that at the top of your list. If you have, artworks play a crucial role in the series. Here’s how.

Nature

Is the new Banksy mural a comment on the climate crisis?

The new work appears to paint leaves onto a bare tree.

Culture news

Elton John's personal collection auction rakes in over €19 million

Standout pieces included Banksy's Triptych, a Keith Haring artwork, and John's cherished Bentley Continental, while his photography collection and wristwatches also drew significant attention.

Art

Masterpieces by Monet, Picasso, and Bacon to go up for sale in London

In the 150th anniversary since the first Impressionist exhibition in Paris, works by the master of Impressionism - Claude Monet - are going under the hammer at Sotheby's.

Art

Brussels celebrates surrealism with two major exhibitions

Fans of surrealism are in for a treat in Belgium with two exhibitions celebrating the surrealist movement on its 100th anniversary.

Art

Madrid exhibition explores Chagall's journey through war and exile

Through more than 160 paintings, letters, and documents, a new exhibition at the Mapfre Foundation in Madrid explores the life and legacy of Belarusian and French artist Marc Chagall.

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Belgian family painting determined to be a fake Van Gogh

Experts say the painting of Van Gogh found during renovation works on a house in Belgium was not a self-portrait.

Art

Frans Hals: Rijksmuseum honours the Master of Laughter in new exhibit

After celebrated solo exhibitions of Vermeer and Rembrandt, the Rijksmuseum is set to unveil a new exhibition dedicated to the joyous painting of Frans Hals.

Art

Stolen Van Gogh painting goes back on show

A stolen Van Gogh painting has gone on show again in the Netherlands after it was returned in an IKEA bag last year.

Art

West Bank museum displays 'last survivors of Palestinian art'

The Palestinian Ministry of Culture gathered 100 artworks from 28 artists in Gaza before the Israel-Hamas war, intending to exhibit them abroad. They're now on display at West Bank museum.