SvetLana Egorova1 day agoPaper Sculptures of Dainty Teacups Made From Old Book Pagesverified_publisherMy Modern Met - Margherita ColeSweden-based artist Cecilia Levy fashions old book pages into delicate sculptures you can hold in your hand. Using wheat starch paste and a paper maché technique, she layers pieces of paper together, creating carefully modeled objects like teacups, plates, and spoons. Originally a graphic designer …
SvetLana Egorova3 days agoExquisite treasure hoard of gold and jewels from a 17th century Spanish galleon shipwreck discovered in BahamasYahoo News - Bethany DawsonTreasures have been found in the Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas shipwreck in the Bahamas. The trove included silver bars, a five-foot gold chain, …
SvetLana Egorova2 days agoA London museum will return its stolen Benin bronzes to Nigeriaverified_publisherCNN - Zoe Sottile(CNN) — A London museum has agreed to return 72 objects looted from Benin City in 1897 to the Nigerian government. The Horniman Museum and Gardens, located in south London, announced the transfer in a news release Sunday. All of the objects were taken from the Kingdom of Benin, in what is now the …
SvetLana EgorovaAug 240 Years Ago, Henry Darger’s Landlords Discovered His Epic Art. A New Lawsuit Argues They Had No Right to Sell it.artnews.com - Tessa SolomonThe legal battle over the lucrative legacy of outsider artist Henry Darger has taken a new turn. A distant relative of the artist and the Estate of …
SvetLana Egorova4 days agoMassive Mosaic Depicting the 12 Labors of Heracles Unearthed in Turkeyancient-origins.net - SahirExcavations being carried out in the ancient city of Syedra, traced back to 2,900 years ago, continue to shed light on the vibrant history of what is …
SvetLana EgorovaFeb 3The Louvre to showcase art of Byzantium and Eastern Christianityla-croix.com - Sabine GignouxLaurence des Cars, president of the Louvre in Paris, has announced that the world-famous museum will open its "Department of Byzantine and Oriental …
