For almost 60 years a National Gallery painting was dismissed as a copy and languished in their storerooms, but now experts have confirmed it is indeed an original work by the renowned French painter Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665).
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Tate Modern’s neighbours take ‘invasion of privacy’ case to the Supreme Court
Neighbouring residents of Tate Modern are heading to the Supreme Court over allegations of “relentless” privacy invasion. The five Neo Bankside claimants are battling to close part of the tenth floor viewing gallery that reportedly allows “hundreds of thousands of visitors” to see inside their homes.
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Anti-forgery investigators must relinquish painting to Prince of Liechtenstein, court rules
The Parisian court of appeal has ruled that an iconic German painting, seized under suspicion of forgery in 2016, must now be returned to its owner Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein.
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Off-duty police officers make a surprising discovery in Brussels antique shop
It was revealed last week that an ancient Roman marble statue, which was stolen from the Villa Marini Dettina archaeological site near Rome in 2011, was located in an antique shop in Brussels earlier this year.
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Amateur metal detectorists discover treasure hoards across Wales
Welsh officials have declared nine recent archaeological finds, all discovered by metal detectorists, as treasure. The rare objects had likely been buried for safekeeping by their owners but were never recovered.
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Tributes for the Duke: Patron of the arts and hobbyist painter
As tributes pour in following news of the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, little known facts about Queen Elizabeth II’s husband have also begun to emerge including his devoted patronage of the arts.
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Painting nearly sold for €1,500 (£1,300) could be a long-lost Caravaggio
Spain has hastily imposed an export ban on a little-known painting, following claims that it could be a forgotten Caravaggio (1571-1610). It was due to be sold at auction in Madrid for a starting price of €1,500 (£1,300), but if it is indeed by the Italian master it could fetch up to €150 million (£130 million).
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Potential art thief arrested for suspected theft of Van Gogh and Frans Hals paintings
Police have arrested a man suspected of stealing artworks by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) and Frans Hals (1582-1666) during the night-time raids of two Dutch museums.
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The Louvre launches online catalogue to improve accessibility and provenance research
This week the Louvre launched a cohesive online catalogue of 485,000 objects, including those held in storage, for the very first time. The major revamp has come in the wake of the museum’s intensive provenance research project.
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Ghent altarpiece finally comes home after major restoration project
A masterpiece of the Northern Renaissance, known as the Ghent Altarpiece, has returned to its original location in Belgium after eight years of controversial restoration. The €30 million (£26 million) project will preserve and protect the Van Eyck painting, infamous for being the most stolen artwork of all time.
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