Leonardo da Vinci portrait 'worth millions' identified by fingerprintOctober 13th, 2009 LONDON - A portrait, which was previously unidentified, is said to have been revealed as being one of famous Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci's, courtesy a fingerprint. The painting, titled Young Girl in Profile in Renaissance Dress, had recently been sold for 12,000 pounds, and it was billed at a Christie's sale in 1998 as "German, early 19th century", reports the Telegraph.
Archaeologists unearth 17th century bottle used to scare off witchesOctober 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Archaeologists digging up a car park in Staffordshire, UK, have unearthed a 17th century bottle used to scare off witches. According to a report in the Telegraph, the witch bottle was discovered in a pit beneath a back room on the site of the Turk's Head Inn at Tipping Street car park in Stafford.
Clean-up at NY's Met uncovers 'portrait by Spanish master Velazquez'September 11th, 2009 LONDON - The Metropolitan Museum of Art in the United States has learnt that an old portrait of a moustached man, which was assumed to be a cheap imitation, is actually a genuine work by the 17th century Spanish master Velazquez. The portrait has a man in his 30s, dressed in black and posed in a three-quarter view.
Shakespeare's true identity may be hidden in a tombAugust 10th, 2009 LONDON - The discovery of a sarcophagus in an English parish church may have brought experts a step closer to solving the centuries-old literary debate over who really wrote the plays of William Shakespeare. The 17th monument was built by Fulke Greville, a writer and contemporary of Shakespeare who some believe is the true author of several of the Bard's works.
Orgy takes place during masked ball at 17th century hallJuly 15th, 2009 LONDON - A group of partygoers reportedly held an orgy at a masked ball inside an upmarket 17th century hall. A company hired the picturesque Halswell House, in Goathurst, for 9,000 pounds for the swingers' romp involving 350 well-off guests.omen wore corsets and suspenders and everyone was in masks and capes for the sexy get-together at the Somerset pile.
Michelangelo's self-portrait found hidden in his final paintingJuly 2nd, 2009 LONDON - A self-portrait by renowned Italian Renaissance mastermind Michelangelo has been found hidden in his final painting, the Crucifixion of Saint Peter, believe experts. According to Maurizio De Luca, the Vatican's head of paintings restoration, the artist's fresco painted at the Pauline Chapel in the Vatican City, holds the self-portrait of the genius in the form of a figure in the top left-hand corner of the work.
Vatican archaeologists uncover oldest known portrait of St PaulJune 29th, 2009 LONDON - Vatican archaeologists have uncovered what they say is the oldest known portrait of St Paul. According to a report in The Times, the portrait, which was found two weeks ago but has been made public only after restoration, shows St Paul with a high domed forehead, deep-set eyes and a long pointed beard, confirming the image familiar from later depictions.
Nude 'Mona Lisa' goes on display in ItalyJune 16th, 2009 LONDON - After being hidden for almost a century within the panelled walls of a library, a naked portrayal of the Mona Lisa will form one of the centrepieces of a new exhibition at the Museo Ideale in the Tuscan town of Vinci, near Florence. The mystifying portrait of a semi-nude woman, looking straight at the viewer with a smile and her hands crossed, bears a stark resemblance to Mona Lisa, which was once attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.
Hitler's 'self-portrait' may be a fakeMay 10th, 2009 LONDON - A self-portrait by Adolf Hitler, which sold at an auction for 10,000 pounds - ten times its reserve price, is now being denounced as fake. When the painting, signed "A.
Duchess of Cornwall's private portrait goes on displayMay 4th, 2009 LONDON - A private portrait of the Duchess of Cornwall is going on public display this week. The annual exhibition of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters had obtained the painting from Prince Charles.
Hitler's self-portrait fetches 10k pounds at auctionApril 24th, 2009 LONDON - A self-portrait by Adolf Hitler has fetched 10,000 pounds at an auction. The watercolour is thought to be one of the Nazi leader's earliest works.
Portrait of the Fuehrer as young man? Watercolor signed "A. H." shows pensive figure in brownApril 23rd, 2009 Reputed Hitler watercolors sell at English auctionLUDLOW, England — What a British auction house claims are a set of paintings and sketches by a young Adolf Hitler sold at auction Thursday for 97,672 pounds ($143,358). Among the 15 pictures is a portrait of solitary figure dressed in brown peering into wine-colored waters.
How restorers wiped away Shakespeare's changing appearance from his portraitMarch 28th, 2009 LONDON - The restoration work on William Shakespeare's portrait, 100 years after his death, actually removed a superimposition that could have revealed an insight into the changing appearance of one of the world's greatest playwright. When art conservators joined hands to restore two rare portraits of Shakespeare, they thought they were removing paint daubed on the canvases more than 100 years after the Bard's death to reveal "authentic" portraits beneath.
Hitler's first self-portrait up for auctionMarch 26th, 2009 LONDON - A self-portrait of Adolf Hitler is to go under the hammer. The Nazi leader is hardly recognisable with no moustache in the picture which is thought to be the first he ever painted.
London trust unveils Shakespeare's 'only' portraitMarch 10th, 2009 LONDON - The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust here has unveiled what they call the only portrait of William Shakespeare painted during his lifetime, showing a rosy-cheeked poet, with a frilly white lace collar, a full head of hair and a reddish brown beard. The portrait of Shakespeare is thought to be the 'only' portrait painted during his lifetime, reports CNN.
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