CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s state news agency reports the country’s top prosecutor has ordered a four-day detention of the deputy culture minister over the theft of a Vincent van Gogh painting. Thieves made off with the canvas, known by the titles of “Poppy …
Minister Farouk Hosni Says Search Still On for Van Gogh Stolen from Cairo Museum
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s culture minister on Saturday retracted his claim that police had recovered a van Gogh painting stolen from a Cairo museum, saying it was based on inaccurate information and that the search for the canvas continues. The minister, F…
Scottish Government: Titian’s Diana and Actaeon Draws in Crowds
DUNDEE.- More than 140,000 people have seen Titian’s Diana and Actaeon since the painting’s tour of Scotland commenced in May this year. The 16th century masterpiece is currently on display at the recently refurbished The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery …
Scottish Government: Titian’s Diana and Actaeon Draws in Crowds
DUNDEE.- More than 140,000 people have seen Titian’s Diana and Actaeon since the painting’s tour of Scotland commenced in May this year. The 16th century masterpiece is currently on display at the recently refurbished The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery …
British Culture Minister Barrs Export of Murillo Painting
LONDON.- The Culture Minister has placed a temporary export bar on a painting by the Spanish artist Murillo. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep the painting of The Virgin and Child in the United Kingdom. The Minister’s ruling fo…
Moscow Curators Face 3 Years in Prison for 2007 Exhibition
MOSCOW (AP).- One painting depicted Jesus Christ as Mickey Mouse, another as Vladimir Lenin. The 2007 exhibit was part of an effort to fight censorship of the arts, but the Russian Orthodox Church was horrified. Now, after a 14-month trial, the two pro…
Zeng Fanzhi Exhibits Paintings from His Collection at the National Gallery for Foreign Art
SOFIA.- World-famous Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi on Friday evening opened an exhibition in Sofia’s National Gallery for Foreign Art. Attending the ceremony were Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov. Zeng Fanzhi is here at t…
Renowned Multi-faceted German Artist Sigmar Polke Dies at Age 69
Bloomberg News – Sigmar
Polke, one of Germany’s best-known
artists, died last night from cancer at the age of 69, his dealer Erhard
Klein
said in a phone interview. Polke, a painter, graphic artist and
photographer,
was “one of t…