It’s time to bring historic painting home, says Cr McMullin
Council’s Arts and Culture portfolio holder Cr Peter McMullin said it was time to bring one of Geelong’s most important cultural treasures to its rightful home. Speaking at Tuesday night’s…
Author: Victor Haney
Four Paintings Were Stolen
Four famous paintings were stolen in E.G. Bührle’ art museum on Feb 10, 2008. They are Cézanne’s The Boy in the Red Vest, Degas’ Count Lepic and His Daughters, Van Gogh’s Blossoming Chestnut…
Egyptian authorities recover stolen Van Gogh painting
According to cnn news, Egyptian authorities caught two Italians at Cairo International Airport suspecting them to be related to the art theft of Poppy Flowers painted by Vincent van Gogh. They were caught…
Why is the Mona Lisa So Famous?
Why is the Mona Lisa so famous? Some of the reasons include the dramatic, varied landscape it depicts and Leonardo da Vinci‘s enigmatic gaze. But the most compelling reason to…
Van Gogh Starry Night Price – How Much Does it Worth?
It’s hard to know Van Gogh Starry Night Price, but based on its popularity, it may be more than $100 million. One of the most famous paintings ever created by…
Why is Starry Night So Famous?
The Starry Night by Van Gogh is a blend of accurate and invented attributes, including an added view of a village. While Van Gogh incorporated a village in the foreground,…
Where is Van Gogh Starry Night?
Where is famous starry night? This 1889 painting is a composite of accurate and invented attributes. Van Gogh inserted a village view and added stars, but took liberties with the…
What Does the Arnolfini Portrait Represent?
The Arnolfini Portrait is a beautiful piece of art, but the subject matter is quite complicated. The painting was painted in the seventeenth century. It was first attributed to Giovanni…
The Controversy of the Painting Olympia by Edouard Manet
The painting Olympia was highly controversial because it was out of step with the conventional approach to painting. It was a symbol of modern uncertainty and newness, and it occupied…
Liberty Leading the People Analysis – An Eugne Delacroix Painting
The painting, Liberty Leading the People, was painted by Eugene Delacroix following the July Revolution in France in 1830. While the painting received mixed reviews, it has become an iconic…