MEXICO CITY.- According to the census of 1910, there were 14 female photographers in Mexico; from them, we only conserve photographs captured by Sara Castrejon, from Guerrero, between 1908 and mid fifties. These images reflect social, economic and poli…
Bonhams Appoint Mark Fraser as Australia Chairman
LONDON.- Bonhams has appointed Mark Fraser as Chairman of its Australian operation with immediate effect. Bonhams Chairman, Robert Brooks said: “i am delighted to welcome Mark to Bonhams. His academic track record and high standing in the art wor…
100 Years of Archaeological Research at Xochicalco Commemorated in Exhibition
MEXICO CITY.- Three life-sized Prehispanic sculptures found in fragments almost 20 years ago at Xochicalco Archaeological Zone, Morelos, are exhibited in public for the first time at Cuauhnahuac Regional Museum, after having been reassembled and restor…
100 Years of Archaeological Research at Xochicalco Commemorated
MEXICO CITY.- Three life-sized Prehispanic sculptures found in fragments almost 20 years ago at Xochicalco Archaeological Zone, Morelos, are exhibited in public for the first time at Cuauhnahuac Regional Museum, after having been reassembled and res…
Experts from the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts Discover Rare Van Dyck
MADRID.- “The Virgin and Child with Repentant Sinners” was not a copy of Van Dyck and did not deserve to be in the basement of the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid. This is a genuine Van Dyck from 1625, the institution took it out of s…
Burial Site at Combe Capelle in France is Not as Old as Previously Assumed, by Several Thousands Years
BERLIN.- A team of scientists, comprising members from Berlin’s Museum of Prehistory and Early History, Universität Greifswald, the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig and the Leibniz Laboratory for Radiometric Dating and Sta…
Art Historian Silvano Vinceti Claims Male Model Behind Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa
ROME (AP).- A male apprentice, longtime companion and possible lover of Leonardo da Vinci was the main influence and a model for the “Mona Lisa” painting, an Italian researcher said Wednesday. But the researcher, Silvano Vinceti, said the portrait repr…
Art Historian Silvano Vinceti Claims Male Model Behind Leonardo’s Mona Lisa
ROME (AP).- A male apprentice, longtime companion and possible lover of Leonardo da Vinci was the main influence and a model for the “Mona Lisa” painting, an Italian researcher said Wednesday. But the researcher, Silvano Vinceti, said the portrait repr…
Tracks of Two Prehistoric Birds Found in Alaska
By: Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE (REUTERS).- Fossilized tracks from two newly discovered prehistoric birds have been found in Alaska’s Denali National Park, according to findings released by an expert in Arctic paleontology. The previously unknown birds were…
Old Dog, New Tricks: Researcher from University of Maine’s Study IDs 9,400-Year-Old Mutt
PORTLAND, ME (AP).- Nearly 10,000 years ago, man’s best friend provided protection and companionship — and an occasional meal. That’s what researchers are saying after finding a bone fragment from what they are calling the earliest confirmed dome…