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See the Miniature Portrait of Mary Magdalene That Raphael Painted When He Was Only 20
Created around 1503, the painting—which just sold at auction for $3.1 million—depicts the saint after the crucifixion of ...
The Future Of Fine Art And Alternative Assets: Trends To Watch
Through trends in technological innovation and growing cultural relevancy, fine art has become a strategic asset for wealth preservation and growth.
An El Greco Is Pulled From an Auction as Romania Objects
The Romanian government has long sought dozens of valuable paintings that it says the country’s last king took into exile in ...
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The Fate of Faith Ringgold’s Rikers Mural Is More Complicated Than You Think
The new documentary "Paint Me a Road Out of Here" details the history of a painting by Faith Ringgold, created for the Rikers ...
‘Paint Me a Road Out of Here’: Faith Ringgold’s Gift to Prisoners
In 1971, the artist Faith Ringgold received a grant to make a painting for a public institution in New York City. She decided to ask the prisoners in the Women’s House of Detention on Rikers Island ...
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Visit Dozens of Incredible Artist-Built Environments, Homes, and Studios Around the U.S.
Women artists feature in new additions to the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Historic Artists' Homes and Studios program.