The Courtauld Institute of Art has announced plans to create an “intellectual hub” for British art following a huge donation of $12 million (£9.4 million). London’s prestigious institution specialises in the study and research of art history and houses an impressive collection of artworks in its Gallery.
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US officials have recovered a Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) drawing worth $1.2 million (£930,000) that was purchased with allegedly embezzled funds at Christie’s New York a decade ago. The deal was struck with an ex-member of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), the scandalised sovereign investment fund accused of widespread corruption and bribery.
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London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has saved a rare 12th-century ivory sculpture of Christ from permanently leaving the country. It was purchased by the V&A for just over £2 million after a year of fundraising, trumping an offer made by New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met).
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A giant polka-dot pumpkin by Japanese superstar artist Yayoi Kusama has descended upon London’s Serpentine Galleries. The 6-metre-tall public sculpture is the newest addition to Kusama’s ever growing roster of internationally popular art installations.
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When the Venetian artist Titian (c.1488/90-1576) was only 20 years old, he painted the exquisite “Rest On The Flight Into Egypt”. Centuries later, after being stolen and then sensationally recovered at a bus-stop in 2002, the “little masterpiece” has set a new world auction record for the artist.
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Hidden for almost 2,000 years, a series of breathtaking paintings have been discovered in the ruins of Pompeii. The ancient Roman city was preserved in remarkable condition under the debris spewed out during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in ACE 79.
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A Renaissance mural believed to be a neglected work by the celebrated Michelangelo (1475-1564) has divided scholars for centuries. Once adorning the wall of the old master’s childhood home in Florence, the piece is now being sold by the villa’s former owners.
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Banksy’s urban tree mural in North London has been covered in plastic sheeting and boards after vandals defaced the artwork with white paint. But local residents and visitors have mixed feelings about recent protective measures.
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Deepsea divers have discovered 10 ancient shipwrecks off the Greek island of Kasos, alongside a trove of international artefacts. Over a period of four years, the National Research Foundation collaborated with the Greek Ministry of Culture to conduct the exciting maritime excavation.
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Earlier this month, New York’s Morgan Library and Museum celebrated its 100th birthday! To mark the occasion, the historic institution received two gifts totalling $15 million (£11.6 million) to help preserve the opulent building and noteworthy collection for the next 100 years.
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