Israel and Vatican close to signing Holy Land accord
Israel and Vatican close to signing Holy Land accord
Israel and Vatican officials believe they are closer than ever to signing an agreement involving a number of disputed Holy Land sites. One site in particular that is a top concern is Jerusalem’s Cenacle, which has influenced countless works of … More…
California Court Dismisses Steven Brooks’ Case Against Sotheby’s
California Court Dismisses Steven Brooks’ Case Against Sotheby’s
Here is an update on the Steven Brooks vs. Sotheby’s lawsuit about Allegorical Portrait of a Lady as Diana Wounded by Cupid, a painting by Louis-Michel van Loo he bought back in 2004 for $96,000 which was once owned by … More…
Lasers & Art Conservation
Lasers & Art Conservation
A professor at Duke University has “accidentally” discovered a new way to analyze paintings. Dr. Warren S. Warren (clearly had some creative parents), head of Duke’s Center for Molecular and Biomedical Imaging, developed a laser called the pump-probe laser to … More…
Painting of the Day (just hitting the SOLD archives) – Henry John Yeend King’s “A Rest in the Woods”