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Reputed Donatello bust taken into hiding by Slovak government

The Art Newspaper

JUNE 26, 2025

Originally identified in 2019 by the Slovak art historian Marta Herucová, the sculpture has gained notoriety for reputedly being a lost work by the Renaissance master Donatello, purporting to depict the 15th century Italian noblewoman Cecilia Gonzaga. His approach, he says, was to be “cautious” before presenting the sculpture to the public.

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‘Our biggest heritage crisis’: why Britain’s churches are in danger

The Art Newspaper

JULY 3, 2025

They house treasures ranging from sculpture and ornate carvings to stained-glass windows and historic burial grounds. As well as an intrinsic feature of the landscape, parish churches in the UK are art-filled architectural testaments to a rich and varied history from the Anglo-Saxon era to the present.

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London's pre-contemporary art market gets boost from two new summer events

The Art Newspaper

JUNE 20, 2025

I couldn’t stop thinking about the painting so when I returned to London, we started researching more about him, his story, and his market.” Spencer House Courtesy Jarrold Publishing/Spencer House Meanwhile, at Spencer House in St James’s, Studiolo, a showcase for art, antiquities and sculpture, sets up for one day only on 26 June.

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Renewed Bern Kunsthalle works to reframe Switzerland's history

The Art Newspaper

JUNE 19, 2025

In addition to the well-known Lynch Fragments and other sculptures welded out of barbed wire and chains, the show includes vibrant works on paper, in which Edwards used metal scraps as stencils for spray-paint and watercolour. Family members would fashion such dolls for young girls to augur the birth of their own children.

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In pictures: Art Basel's Unlimited section offers visions of utopia

The Art Newspaper

JUNE 17, 2025

There is a particular focus on sculpture, which, Carmine explains, “was a challenge. David Owens Atelier Van Lieshout The Voyage—A March to Utopia (2025) Krinzinger, OMR, in collaboration with Jousse Entreprise, Ron Mandos “This is an incredible piece comprising 160 sculptures.

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The Importance of Contemporary Art Appraisals

Art Appraisal Resources

AUGUST 3, 2023

Art Acquisitions Art collectors, museums, galleries, and private individuals interested in purchasing contemporary Paintings, Sculpture, Photography, or Fine Art Prints might seek an appraisal to ensure they make an informed investment. Extensive research is a vital part of the appraisal process.

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Chief Conservator, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

WCG

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The Goode Center aspires to be a leader in the field of art conservation and technical art history through collaborative research and scholarship with conservators, curators, researchers, scientists, and students around the globe. Demonstrated ability to perform historic and materials research. Ability to wear a respirator.

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Building a Collection and Art as an Investment

Artifactual History Appraisal

JANUARY 31, 2017

Maybe sculptures make your hands itch to throw clay on a potter's wheel, or portraits help you feel a connection to the past. With a little research, one can find contemporary artists making works in a variety of styles encompassing the entire span of art history, as well as older antique works.

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Home of murdered Pakistani artist Ismail Gulgee becomes a museum

The Art Newspaper

JUNE 30, 2025

It can be very difficult to understand what cannot be seen—many of the finest paintings and sculptures are siloed in private collections in the homes of rich men in Karachi, Mumbai and Dhaka. By opening his doors to researchers, school groups, and individual art lovers on an appointment basis, Amin has rescued his father from that obscurity.

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Malta’s mysterious prehistoric temples may have taught sailors to navigate by the stars, new research suggests

The Art Newspaper

JUNE 11, 2025

Now, Silva and Lomsdalen have performed statistical analysis on new measurements taken at 32 structures to help explain the temples’ orientation. These temples—Unesco World Heritage Sites among them—were constructed across the archipelago between 3800BC and 2400BC, and their function has long remained a mystery. “It

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Très Riches Heures: Chantilly exhibition offers ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to see famed medieval manuscript

The Art Newspaper

JUNE 9, 2025

Its importance and influence are contextualised by an exceptional display of some 100 medieval manuscripts, sculptures and paintings loaned from museums and libraries around the world.

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WCG Annual 3-Ring Circus, Thursday, January 9th, 2025, 5:00–7:30 pm

WCG

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Ring 2: Research In Situ Stain Reduction on a Collage Using Solvent Gels and a Silicon-Based Masking Agent | Presented by Grace Walters Original cover art for the October 1933 issue of Vanity Fair came into the Conservation Lab at the Library of Congress for treatment due to a failing adhesive layer and associated residual staining.

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RESCHEDULED: WCG Annual 3-Ring Circus, Wednesday, January 29, 2025

WCG

JANUARY 10, 2025

To address these challenges, my research as part of the Smithsonian Institution’s Time-Based Media and Digital Art Working Group, explores using 3D reconstruction for documenting and analyzing these artworks. Exhibitors: AIC, ArtFit 3D, FH Conservation, Hirox, Hollinger Metal Edge, Huntington T.

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Art market bites back as estimates fail to score

The Art Newspaper

JULY 7, 2025

The sculpture was being sold by the Soloviev Foundation, an entity created by Stefan Soloviev, the son of the late New York collector and property magnate Sheldon Solow, who was renowned for making tough deals with auction houses. (Four weeks later, the US National Guard was on the streets of Los Angeles, quelling riots.)

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Reputed Donatello bust taken into hiding by Slovak government

‘Our biggest heritage crisis’: why Britain’s churches are in danger

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London's pre-contemporary art market gets boost from two new summer events

Renewed Bern Kunsthalle works to reframe Switzerland's history

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The Importance of Contemporary Art Appraisals

Chief Conservator, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Building a Collection and Art as an Investment

Home of murdered Pakistani artist Ismail Gulgee becomes a museum

Malta’s mysterious prehistoric temples may have taught sailors to navigate by the stars, new research suggests

Très Riches Heures: Chantilly exhibition offers ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to see famed medieval manuscript

WCG Annual 3-Ring Circus, Thursday, January 9th, 2025, 5:00–7:30 pm

RESCHEDULED: WCG Annual 3-Ring Circus, Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Art market bites back as estimates fail to score

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