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Italy and France to loan works by Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael, deal to be signed today
After two years of going back and forth, it seems Italy and France have finally reached an agreement concerning the loans of by of the most well-known Renaissance artists of […]
Artist highlight: JR, the anonymous street artist shedding light on the invisible
Who is JR? Well, frankly, we don’t really know who he. On the spectrum of the highly-elusive Banksy to the often in the media Ai Weiwei, JR is somewhere in […]
French Parliament passes bill aiding Notre Dame’s reconstruction
In the few months since Notre Dame was engulfed in flame, much has happened. Billionaires have promised funds to rebuild the monument, which has been met with praise and controversy […]
Nazi-looted artwork once part of the Gurlitt trove returned
On July 3rd, Germany returned Quai de Clichy. Temps gris by Paul Signac to the family of Gaston Prosper Lévy, the late French art collector and real estate broker. The […]
Van Gogh’s gun sells for €162,500 at auction
In 1965, a farmer in French village found a rusty old revolver in a field that has since been thought to be the gun that Vincent van Gogh used to […]
New French task force to hone in on Nazi-looted art
In the coming weeks, a new French task force will be researching and returning artworks looted during the Nazi occupation of France to their rightful owners or their heirs. The […]
Deal between Italy and France to loan works by da Vinci is back on
Remember a couple of months ago when it seemed that Italy was going to block the loan of a large number of their artworks by Leonardo da Vinci to France? […]
