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Christ`s painting at CPI(M) show sparks debate

Sections in Catholic Church however views it suspiciously as an attempt by the party to shore up its...

Picasso, most stolen artist

Pablo Picasso`s 1939 work "Woman`s Head" was recently stolen from the National Art Gallery in Athens...

Ice Age cave painters were realists

Cave painters during the Ice Age were more like da Vinci than Dali, sketching realistic depictions o...

Dutch Royal House criticised for `racist` painting

The authors said the painting represents a "horrible period in Dutch history" and belongs in a museu...

Churchill`s painting auctioned off for over £313K

Churchill had gifted the painting to his chief military adviser during the Second World War.

2,000 Tagore paintings be digitised

Nearly 2,000 paintings by Tagore are being digitised and the process is almost complete.

Winston Churchill`s first painting after WW2 up for sale

UK`s ex-PM Winston Churchill`s painting will be sold in London and can fetch upto 300,000 pounds.

"I am no painter," says Mamata after selling works for a crore

Although Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee`s collection of 95 paintings were sold out within ...

Mamata`s paintings to go on sale to raise campaign funds

A representative collection of Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee`s paintings and sketches wi...

X-rays reveal why Van Gogh`s yellows turn brown

A chemical reaction has caused the once-vivid yellows in Vincent Van Gogh`s paintings to turn brown....

How Neolithic men painted their homes

They used red, yellow and orange pigments from ground-up minerals to make their paint.

‘Secular’ Salman paints Hindu Gods

Bollywood’s ‘enfant terrible’ Salman Khan is a perfect example of a secular actor, who has equal res...

Hitler`s early paintings to go under the hammer

The early artworks were painted around 1908 when the Nazi dictator was a struggling artist.

A minister with a difference!

It took 30 years for Puducherry Home Minister E Valsaraj to make into reality his "childhood dream...

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Celebrity Visits

To start with, Celebrities will choose top 5 mandals which meet a...

Interpol alerted about stolen Van Gogh painting

Intensifying its efforts to recover a Van Gogh masterpiece stolen from a museum here, Egypt has no...

Van Gogh`s stolen painting yet to be found

Egypt`s culture minister has backtracked on a claim that two Italians were arrested with a Van Gogh ...

No legal provision to halt auction of Tagore paintings: Govt

Government did not make any effort to stop 12 rare paintings of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore...

Tagore paintings sold for 1.6 mn pounds

Twelve rare paintings by Tagore were auctioned at a whopping 1.6 million pounds on Tuesday.

Govt yet to take a decision on Tagore paintings

With just 15 days left for the auction at the Sotheby`s in which 12 of Rabindranath Tagore`s paint...

Interpol issues global alert for stolen paintings

The five extraordinary paintings were stolen from Paris museum this week.

Sotheby`s to auction Tagore paintings

Rabindranath Tagore’s 12 paintings will be auctioned on June 15 in London by Sotheby`s as planned.

Bring Tagore paintings back to India, Buddha to PM

Taking strong exception to a UK trust`s decision to auction 12 paintings of Rabindranath Tagore ne...

Tagore`s paintings under threat in Nepal

As the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore begins in India, s...

Collection of Tagore paintings on 150 birth anniversary

Centre has responded to a proposal by the Visva-Bharati to bring out a collection of Rabindranath ...

Raphael’s signature found

Reports indicate that art experts have found what they believe is the earliest signature of the mast...

Thai protesters plan weekend `blood-painting`

Protesters in Thailand announced a full weekend of anti-government activities starting with a massiv...

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar flays Husain for nude paintings

Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Monday expressed surprise over the "hue and cry" over painter MF...

Painting your roofs white could help reduce effects of global warming

A new modelling study has determined that painting your roofs white can help reduce the effects of g...

Royal jewels shine at Russia sale, paintings flop

Rediscovered royal treasures from Russia broke records at a London auction on Monday, but a separate...

Warhol painting a hot ticket at NYC auction

A painting by pop artist Andy Warhol, "200 One Dollar Bills," brought USD 43.8 million at auction, m...

Exiled Hussain could return by Dec if Govt has its way

The 94-yr-old painter, who has been living in exile for the last few years, wants to come back to In...

Fingerprint leads to lost da Vinci art

A previously unknown portrait by Leonardo da Vinci potentially worth tens of millions of pounds is b...

Leonardo da Vinci picture `worth millions` revealed

previously unknown portrait by Leonardo da Vinci potentially worth tens of millions of pounds is ...

20K yrs old paintings

Cave paintings of more than 20K yrs old have been found in Spain.

The girl who painted Gandhi

Gandhi had thrown a poser to an aspiring artist - I’ll pose for a portrait if you can complete it in...

Good work, not name, wins appreciation: Subodh Gupta

World-class artist Subodh Gupta talks about what guides the common man to appreciate or discredit an...

Art, incarcerated: India prison taps inmates` talent

The subject matter tends to be dark, but the paintings created by inmates of South Asia`s largest pr...

Why little kids paint trees blue, grass red

Have you ever wondered why your little kid paints trees blue or grass red?

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