Dresden’s Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister has revealed the first full image of a Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) painting after undergoing major restoration. Conservators have finally uncovered a hidden painting of Cupid, peering out from behind a vibrant green curtain, within one of Vermeer’s most famous artworks.
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Saturday, (21 August) marked 60 years since Francisco Goya’s (1746-1828) portrait of the Duke of Wellington was stolen from the National Gallery in London by Kempton Bunton, a taxi driver from Newcastle who stashed the painting in his wardrobe. The theft became one of the most infamous art heists in British history.
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This summer, Boodle Hatfield and the Art Law & More team are thrilled to be supporting the Tusk Trust for the Lion Trail 2021 – an international art installation to raise vital funds for African conservation. Curated by Chris Westbrook, this is an art trail like no other. The sculptures take you on a tour of iconic locations around the globe and the lions aim to bring to life the stories of these iconic predators as well as the people who work tirelessly to protect them.
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Detectives are searching for a vandal who painted over a new Banksy artwork with white paint. Since it first appeared in Lowestoft one week ago, Banksy has confirmed the mural and ten others along the coast of East Anglia as works by his own hand.
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First spotted by a visitor, a new piece of street art possibly created by Banksy has been found at Merrivale Model Village in Norfolk. The discovery follows a streak of potential Banksy artwork sightings across East Anglia this week.
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Early this week on World Lion Day (10 August 2021), 47 life-sized lion sculptures, designed and made by some of the planet’s foremost artists, embarked on streets around the world to highlight the threats currently faced by ‘the King of Beasts’, and to raise vital funds to support community conservation and livelihoods impacted by Covid-19 across Africa. Curated by Chris Westbrook, this is an art trail like no other. The sculptures take you on a tour of iconic locations around the globe, from Piccadilly Circus in the heart of London’s West End to the forecourt of New Zealand’s Parliament building in Wellington. The lions bring to life the stories of these iconic predators as well as the people who work tirelessly to protect them.
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An unprecedented heatwave and raging wildfires are threatening lives, landscapes, and important historic buildings across Greece. Many of the country’s heritage sites have been forced to close to protect employees and tourists from the devastating heat, which is the worst to strike Greece in 40 years.
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A carved bronze key handle depicting an unarmed barbarian fighting with a lion, with four naked men cowering in fear alongside, has been found by archaeologists in Leicester. The subject of the key handle is a scene of the Damnatio ad bestias (“condemnation to beasts”), a form of Roman capital punishment, in which a criminal was killed by wild animals.
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A judge has dismissed the New York-based Safani Gallery’s lawsuit against Italy over a seized bust of Alexander the Great. Questions had been raised as to whether the marble sculpture was excavated after Italy’s patrimony laws were established in 1909.
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Marking the tenth anniversary of the 2011 riots, a new project delves into the pathology, history and underlying drivers of English civil unrest in the digital age. The augmented reality piece can be accessed by scanning QR codes on posters in London, Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham.
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