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The Louvre's forgotten artists and their remarkable stories
When most visitors think of the Louvre in Paris, names like Leonardo da Vinci or Delacroix come to mind. Yet tucked away in ...
Several surprising revelations have emerged from an investigation into the security failures behind the shocking Louvre heist ...
Among the thousands of artworks on display, the following seven paintings occupy the most iconic positions and are the main attractions of the Louvre Museum for millions of visitors each year, ...
Jewels have more material value than paintings, and they can be separated into simpler parts and then sold individually. But ...
The raid on the Louvre is far from the first museum heist. But several factors have combined to make Europe fertile ground for cultural thefts.
The Louvre's Mona Lisa is widely accepted as Leonardo da Vinci's original masterpiece, supported by historical records, ...
The most exclusive invite during Art Basel Paris week was not for Avant Première, the fair’s new VVIP preview on Tuesday, or for any of the openings around town. It was for the Louvre. After thieves ...
Visitors to the Louvre will be forced to traipse through a “Mona Lisa journey” covering a vast 32,000 square foot reception area to get a glimpse of the painting, the museum’s director has announced.
The Art Newspaper’s editor-in-chief, Americas and art market editor discuss the top sales and the wider mood in Miami, Ben ...
Like some kind of paranoid Banksy, a woman entered a Louvre gallery today and scrawled 9/11 conspiracy graffiti on Eugene Delacroix's canvas Liberty Leading the People. The defacing happened at the ...
Ticket prices for the Louvre museum in Paris will rise by 45% for most non-European Union visitors, the museum's board ...
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