NEW YORK, NY.- James Cohan Gallery presents CABINETS OF CURIOSITY, featuring over 50 objects ranging from 6,000 B.C. to 2011 A.D. Collected together, these seemingly unrelated objects from around the world collapse time and space. As a group the object…
Italian Researchers Start Search in Florence for Bones of Likely Mona Lisa Model
FLORENCE.- Italian researchers on Wednesday began looking for the remains of a Renaissance woman many believed posed for the “Mona Lisa.” The researchers used a geo-radar device to search for underground tombs in a Florence convent where Lisa Gherardin…
Victoria & Albert Museum Acquires Spectacular Ottoman Tankard with Help from the Art Fund
LONDON.- A rare jade tankard inlaid with gold and studded with rubies and emeralds has been acquired by the V&A. The tankard was originally made for an Ottoman sultan in the late 16th century, in the imperial capital of Istanbul. A limited number of th…
Victoria & Albert Museum Acquires Spectacular Ottoman Tankard with Help from the Art Fund
LONDON.- A rare jade tankard inlaid with gold and studded with rubies and emeralds has been acquired by the V&A. The tankard was originally made for an Ottoman sultan in the late 16th century, in the imperial capital of Istanbul. A limited number of th…
Spanish Police Recover Stolen Masterpieces
MADRID (AP).- Spanish investigators have recovered stolen masterpieces by two of the country’s most revered artists: Goya and El Greco, a police statement said Friday. The oil on canvas works, Goya’s 18th-century “The Apparition of the Virgin of Pilar…
Sotheby’s Sale of Important Watches this May Presents Five Centuries of Watch History
GENEVA.- Sotheby’s spring sale of Important Watches, to be staged at the Hôtel Beau-Rivage in Geneva on Sunday 15 May 2011, will embark world collectors on a journey through five centuries of watch history, from 1580 to the present day. The sale …
Bodies Found from London’s Old Bedlam Hospital
By: Stefano Ambrogi
LONDON (REUTERS).- Archaeologists have unearthed hundreds of skeletons at a 16th Century burial ground in the heart of the city that once served London’s most notorious psychiatric hospital, the original “Bedlam.” The bones are expe…
Italian Researchers Announce Hunt in Florence for Remains of Possible Mona Lisa Model
ROME (AP).- Italian researchers said Tuesday they will dig up bones in a Florence convent to try to identify the remains of a Renaissance woman long believed to be the model for the “Mona Lisa.” If successful, the research might help ascertain the ide…
The Collection Of Sir Daniel Donohue for Sale at Bonhams & Butterfields In Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Bonhams announces the upcoming sales of the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue. The extraordinary Collection is that of a true antiquarian, a manner that is rarely seen today. The offering is all encompassing and features more than 1,00…
The Collection Of Sir Daniel Donohue for Sale at Bonhams & Butterfields In Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Bonhams announces the upcoming sales of the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue. The extraordinary Collection is that of a true antiquarian, a manner that is rarely seen today. The offering is all encompassing and features more than 1,00…