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Rare Roman paintings depicting Trojan War unearthed in Pompeii 2,000 years after volcanic eruption

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Rare Roman paintings depicting Trojan War unearthed in Pompeii 2,000 years after volcanic eruption

Archaeologists discovered rare paintings, showing Helen of Troy and other Greek figures, in the lost Roman city of Pompeii 2000 years after the deadly volcanic eruption. The paintings were revealed on Thursday after archaeologists uncovered them from a “spectacular dining room” that featured “black walls,” a press release from Pompeii’s Archaeological site. A standout work … Read more

Beloved swine artist Pigcasso dead at age 8: ‘An inspiring figure’

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Beloved swine artist Pigcasso dead at age 8: ‘An inspiring figure’

She sow had a nose for art.   Pigcasso, the wildly talented pig who sold over $1 million of her paintings and was hailed “the most successful non-human artist in world history,” has died at age 8.  Joanne Lefson, the creative critter’s owner, recently announced the 450-pound visionary’s death due chronic Rheumatoid arthritis. Prior to her passing, the … Read more

‘A Revolution on Canvas’ Review: The Personal, the Political and the Painting

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‘A Revolution on Canvas’ Review: The Personal, the Political and the Painting

Midway through “A Revolution on Canvas,” one of the documentary’s directors, Sara Nodjoumi, receives a warning from a friend. She and her father, the painter Nikzad Nodjoumi (commonly known as Nicky) have been trying to discover if his paintings — left behind at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art when he fled Iran in 1980 … Read more

Socialite Libbie Mugrabi posts ‘Wanted’ signs on Upper East Side for financiers who ‘stole’ her Warhol

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Socialite Libbie Mugrabi posts ‘Wanted’ signs on Upper East Side for financiers who ‘stole’ her Warhol

New York City socialite Libbie Mugrabi says she’s the victim of an “art heist” — and is taking matters into her own hands, distributing “Wanted” posters around East Hampton and the Upper East Side to name and shame the high-powered financiers she claims did her dirty. “$10,000 reward given for returned painting,” read the flyers, which … Read more

Bryan Cranston almost ‘shut down’ during ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ stunt

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Bryan Cranston almost ‘shut down’ during ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ stunt

Color him surprised. Bryan Cranston revealed that a stunt he did during the second season of “Malcolm in the Middle” could have killed him. “One time, I did a thing where my character was in a depression, and he started painting, and I was completely covered in blue paint,” Cranston, 67, shared Friday on “The … Read more

How this ex-drug addict became a millionaire artist painting portraits of Brad Pitt and Lady Gaga

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How this ex-drug addict became a millionaire artist painting portraits of Brad Pitt and Lady Gaga

Lincoln Townley has gone from a seedy life of drugs and strippers to doing portraits of Jody Foster and schmoozing with Michael Caine. Celebrity paintings by Townley – besides Foster and Caine, he’s captured  the likes of Brad Pitt, Samuel L. Jackson, Muhammad Ali, Lady Gaga, Matt Damon and others – sell for hundreds of thousands … Read more

Superstar singer J Balvin goes from painting houses to filling stadiums

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Superstar singer J Balvin goes from painting houses to filling stadiums

J Balvin is growing his hair out. And just like anyone else who’s gone through that awkward in-between stage, he’s fidgeting with his uncooperative coif in its natural black state — partly out of absentmindedness, partly out of annoyance with it — in his Mexico City hotel. Still, the Colombian sensation — who’s famous for … Read more

‘Missing’ Botticelli painting worth $109M found in Italian family’s home

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‘Missing’ Botticelli painting worth 9M found in Italian family’s home

A painting by the famous artist Sandro Botticelli — one believed to be missing for nearly 50 years — has been discovered. The masterpiece depicting the Virgin Mary and the baby Jesus was discovered in a family home in the Italian town of Gragnano, south of Naples, according to CNN. The artwork is estimated to be … Read more

Retired NYC dog walker’s dreams shattered when gifted Chuck Close painting falls flat at auction

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Retired NYC dog walker’s dreams shattered when gifted Chuck Close painting falls flat at auction

A former New York City dog walker thought he was going to get a $10 million payday when a painting he’d come to own by a famous artist  — whose works sell for millions of dollars — went to auction this week. The retiree, who is living off Social Security, was devastated when the painting … Read more

Alleged Michelangelo sketches in hidden Florence chapel can be viewed for first time ever

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Alleged Michelangelo sketches in hidden Florence chapel can be viewed for first time ever

It may not be the Sistine Chapel, but this small sanctuary also may be filled with Michelangelo’s works of art. Tourists will soon be able to visit a previously hidden room in Florence’s Medici Chapel, where sketches on the walls have been attributed by some experts to the famed artist. The 33-by-10-foot space will be … Read more

I was shocked to discover a vintage painting online that looks just like me — I had to buy it

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I was shocked to discover a vintage painting online that looks just like me — I had to buy it

Jenny Smith was shocked to find her doppelgänger online — in a painting, that is. The mom-of-four was blown away by the discovery of a painted portrait that bared an uncanny resemblance to her curly red locks and “large” forehead, and she became determined to get her hands on the mysterious artwork. “Somebody posted the … Read more

‘Cursed’ painting with ‘creepy aura’ purchased for $25 resells for $2K

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‘Cursed’ painting with ‘creepy aura’ purchased for resells for K

Color us surprised. The infamous “cursed” portrait of a young woman, most recently bought by Zoe Elliott-Brown, 36, from a UK charity shop for $25, has sold for $2,000. The painting was returned by its previous owner for having a “creepy aura,” and Elliott-Brown scooped it up — but she said last month that she was … Read more

I bought a portrait for $25 — I think it’s haunted and now I’m cursed

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I bought a portrait for — I think it’s haunted and now I’m cursed

This art is not for the faint of heart. Zoe Elliott-Brown, 36, believes that a portrait she bought from a UK charity shop is haunted, and she’s convinced it has “transfixed” her 68-year-old mother, Jayne Elliott-Brown, with its power. The portrait, of a young girl in a red dress staring into the distance, captured Jayne’s … Read more

Rare painting that covered up enslaved boy restored, set to hang in Met

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Rare painting that covered up enslaved boy restored, set to hang in Met

A 19th-century family portrait that was altered to cover up an enslaved teenager has been recently restored to its original version. The painting, initially etched on canvas, is now set to hang in the Metropolitan Museum of Art this fall after half a century in hiding. The rare Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans attributed work from … Read more

This art thief nabbed 239 works of art worth an estimated $2 billion

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This art thief nabbed 239 works of art worth an estimated billion

Frenchman Stéphane Breitwieser was an art junkie, and to get his fix, he stole some 239 works of art with an estimated value of a whopping $2 billion — from as many as 200 museums all over Europe. One of the valuable pieces was the old master painting “Sybille, Princess of Cleves,” by the artist … Read more

Gen Z women are painting on ‘unapproachable makeup’ to ‘reject’ men

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Gen Z women are painting on ‘unapproachable makeup’ to ‘reject’ men

They’re taking a colorful approach to intimidating the heck out of men. Determined to dissuade lewd dudes from making unwelcome advances at bars and clubs, fed-up Gen Z bombshells are fast-adopting the viral #UnapproachableMakeup trend — fierce looks they hope will send wannabe cat daddies running for the hills.  “It works like a charm,” Megi Hebeja, a 22-year-old … Read more

Gustav Klimt painting Lady with a Fan fetches $108M, a European record

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Gustav Klimt painting Lady with a Fan fetches 8M, a European record

A late-life masterpiece by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt sold Tuesday for $108.4 million, making it the most expensive artwork ever auctioned in Europe. “Dame mit Fächer” — Lady with a Fan — sold to a buyer in the room at Sotheby’s in London after a 10-minute bidding war for a hammer price of 74 million … Read more

I’m a poop artist — check out my crappy paintings

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I’m a poop artist — check out my crappy paintings

This Poo-caso specializes in turning crap into gold. Calling someone’s art crappy may seem like a value judgment. However, German artist Werner Härtl, 45, specializes in creating elaborate paintings out of cow dung — which he proudly showcases for fans like a veritable da Vinci of doo-doo. “I just use cow manure to create my … Read more

Mona Lisa secret finally unearthed: Historian reveals truth about bridge in painting

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Mona Lisa secret finally unearthed: Historian reveals truth about bridge in painting

Forget Mona Lisa’s smile. What about her bridge? The Mona Lisa is one of the world’s most famous paintings and has spawned many mysteries and theories, including the woman’s identity. But one historian said he has settled one debate about the painting that hangs in the Louvre: the location of the bridge behind the beguiling … Read more

I sold a priceless family heirloom to finance my destination wedding

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I sold a priceless family heirloom to finance my destination wedding

Reddit users nearly universally criticized a man who floated the idea of selling a family heirloom he inherited to pay for his future “memorable” wedding. “AITA for selling a family heirloom to pay for my destination wedding?” asked Reddit user “throwaway205813” in a Friday, April 21, post in Reddit’s “Am I the A–hole” subreddit.  In the post, … Read more