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fromwww.npr.org
4 days ago

Lost for over 400 years, Rubens painting sells for $2.7 million at auction

The painting, titled Christ on the Cross, was completed in 1613 but soon vanished from public view. For centuries, its existence was known only through engravings, printed reproductions made by other artists. Its whereabouts remained a mystery until the auctioneer Jean-Pierre Osenat uncovered it in September 2024 during a routine inspection of a Paris home he was preparing to sell.
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fromThe Local Germany
1 month ago

Painting discovered in Berlin junk shop shows madam of notorious Nazi brothel

A long-lost oil painting of Nazi-era Berlin brothel madam Kitty Schmidt was rediscovered and publicly presented in Berlin.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Michaelina Wautier: the female Flemish artist now seen as an old master

Michaelina Wautier's large-scale, varied oeuvre including The Triumph of Bacchus is now attributed and publicly exhibited, establishing her as a recognized 17th-century master.
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