JACKSONVILLE, FL.- Retired Army Senior Sergeant, Victor Hazon Hall says that he has found a signed painting worth millions of dollars at a local flea market. He blames corruption within the art world for the fact that art galleries familiar with the w…
Signed Martin Johnson Heade Multi-Million Dollar Painting Stagnated By Troubled and Villainous Art World
JACKSONVILLE, FL.- Retired Army Senior Sergeant, Victor Hazon Hall says that he has found a signed painting worth millions of dollars at a local flea market. He blames corruption within the art world for the fact that art galleries familiar with the w…
Lost Lavishly-Illustrated Vatican Manuscripts Go on Display at the Meadows Museum
DALLAS (REUTERS).- Rare, lavishly-illustrated manuscripts from the Sistine Chapel that were rescued from Napoleon’s army, only to fall under the radar screen of art history for two centuries, go on display in Dallas on Sunday. The exhibit at Southern M…
Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art Presents Works Made by Artists Born from 1961 Onwards
OPORTO.- The Serralves Museum in Oporto, Portugal presents an exhibition titled “To the arts, citizens!” Inspired by the refrain from the ‘Chant de guerre pour l’armée du Rhin’ [The War Song of the Army of the Rhine] , this exhibi…
Kunsthalle Mannheim Establishes a Flexible Platform for Exhibiting Contemporary Art
MANNHEIM.- “Premiere” is the name that Kunsthalle Mannheim has given its new exhibition format dedicated to current international trends in contemporary art. The start is made by Enrique Marty, one of the shooting stars of the Spanish art sce…
Metropolitan Presents Exhibition on Haremhab, Ancient Egyptian General Who Became Pharaoh
NEW YORK, NY.- One of the most fascinating pharaohs of ancient Egypt, Haremhab (reigned ca. 1316–1302 B. C.) was a strong leader in a time of political and religious transition. As commander-in-chief of Tutankhamun’s army, he oversaw important mil…
Metropolitan Presents Exhibition on Haremhab, Ancient Egyptian General Who Became Pharaoh
NEW YORK, NY.- One of the most fascinating pharaohs of ancient Egypt, Haremhab (reigned ca. 1316–1302 B. C.) was a strong leader in a time of political and religious transition. As commander-in-chief of Tutankhamun’s army, he oversaw important mil…
Old Photos found in an Old Diary Reveal Tale of Japan and Jews of World War II
TOKYO (AP).- The young man’s monochrome portrait is at least 70 years old, the whites all faded to yellow, but it is still clear he had style. His hair is slicked down, eye arched, suit perfect with matching tie and handkerchief. He also had the good …
£769,250 Achieved at Sotheby’s for Rediscovered Paintings Depicting Tipu Sultan’s Victory over the British
LONDON.- In Sotheby’s biannual Arts of the Islamic World Sale this morning, 24 rare and rediscovered preparatory paintings depicting the renowned Battle of Pollilur in India sold to an anonymous telephone bidder for the outstanding sum of £769,25…
Forced Labor: The Germans, the Forced Laborers, and the War
BERLIN.- Over 20 million men, women, and children were taken to Germany and the occupied territories from all over Europe as “foreign workers,” prisoners of war, and concentration camp inmates to perform forced labor. By 1942, forced laborers were part…