Works of art

These pigments aren’t just about aesthetics; they hold secrets that unravel the authenticity of artworks, guiding experts in distinguishing originality from restoration

Made up of 46 traditional villages, the region has been recognised for its authenticity and unique architectural beauty

Amsterdam's famous Rijksmuseum drew the curtain on June 4 on its "most successful" exhibition featuring paintings of Dutch master Johannes Vermeer, saying hundreds of thousands of art lovers flocked to the capital for the blockbuster show.

The monument to the Soviet Army in the center of Sofia has been painted again.

One of its compositions is filled with red paint, which also splashed the space around the monument.

On the central part of the monument in red letters is written - DISMANTLE.

This is another attack on the monument, which periodically causes protests "for" and "against" its removal.

A previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh has been discovered behind another of the artist's paintings, the National Galleries of Scotland said Thursday.

The Mona Lisa was smeared with cake at the weekend by a man in a woman's wig who jumped out of a wheelchair and said artists should focus more on the planet.

A cast of "The Thinker" by Auguste Rodin will be auctioned in Paris on June 30, expected to reach between 9 and 14 million euros ($10-$15 million), Christie's said on April 7.

One of the most iconic works of art in the world, it features a man resting his chin on his hand and was originally conceived as a representation of Italian author Dante.

The iconic tapestry of Pablo Picasso's "Guernica," which is considered by numerous art critics as perhaps the most powerful anti-war painting in history, returned to its place of honor at the United Nations on Feb. 5 after a year-long absence that angered and dismayed many U.N. diplomats and staff.

Mystery still swirls around Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of a Lady" nearly a quarter-century after the painting was stolen from an Italian museum, only to turn up at the start of what would become the coronavirus pandemic.

To Edvard Munch, they were his children. And like any doting father, he hated the idea of them straying too far from home.Now, more than 26,000 artworks from the master expressionist's "family," including his best known piece, "The Scream," have moved under one roof in the enormous and custom-built MUNCH museum on the shore of Oslo Fjord.