Read more about the article Multi-Billionaire Widow’s Sensational USD 150 Million Gems Auction
Image shows the Briolette of India, undated photo. Austrian billionaire and art collector Heidi Horten's exquisite jewellery collection will be auctioned in Geneva, Switzerland in May 2023. (The Heidi Horten Foundation, Christie's/Newsflash)

Multi-Billionaire Widow’s Sensational USD 150 Million Gems Auction

A fabulous jewellery collection once owned by multi-billionaire Heidi Horten is to go under the hammer at Christie's for an expected USD 150 million. Art connoisseur Horten inherited the bulk…

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Read more about the article World’s Largest Ottoman Quran Weighing 176lbs Goes On Show In Egypt
Photo shows the worlds largest Ottoman Quran during the opening of Egypt's Islamic Cultural Center in the new administrative capital by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, undated. The Quran weighs about 80 kilograms and was written with iron ink on parchment in Kufic script. (Spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency/Newsflash)

World’s Largest Ottoman Quran Weighing 176lbs Goes On Show In Egypt

The world's largest Ottoman Quran weighing 176lbs has gone on show in Egypt. The Quran, which weighs an impressive 80 kilogrammes (176 lbs), went on show at Egypt’s Islamic Cultural…

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Read more about the article Sophia The Robot Stuns Public During Surprise Appearance At Dubai Art Fair
Photo shows Sophia, the famous humanoid robot, and Refik Anadol, at the Art Dubai, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, undated. Sophia explored an immersive audio-visual art installation called Glacier Dreams created by Refik Anadol, who used AI to generate an ever-changing landscape of ice, leaving the robot mesmerized by its futuristic vibes. (@realsophiarobot/CEN)

Sophia The Robot Stuns Public During Surprise Appearance At Dubai Art Fair

Sophia the humanoid robot has stunned the public during a surprise appearance at an international art fair in Dubai. The social female robot developed by the Hong Kong-based company Hanson…

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Read more about the article German Police Raid Climate Activists’ Homes Over Damaged Property At Art Gallery
Image shows Rafael's Sistine Madonna, undated photo. Two Last Generation activists glued themselves to the painting's frame in the Dresden Zwinger museum in Germany on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. (Newsflash)

German Police Raid Climate Activists’ Homes Over Damaged Property At Art Gallery

German police have raided the homes of climate activists suspected of having damaged property at an art gallery. The raids, which took part today (24th November), as part of a…

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Read more about the article Dutch Art Experts Claim Piece Long Thought To Be Imitation Is Actually A Rembrandt
Photo shows "The Raising of the Cross" oil sketch from the 1640s, which was believed to be an be an imitation, undated photo. The Bredius Museum in The Hague, Netherlands, where the sketch has been on display since it was bought in 1921, has revealed, thanks to new scientific techniques, it was, in fact, painted by Rembrandt. (@MuseumBredius/Newsflash)

Dutch Art Experts Claim Piece Long Thought To Be Imitation Is Actually A Rembrandt

Art experts in the Netherlands have claimed that a piece long thought to be an imitation was actually painted by Rembrandt himself. "The Raising of the Cross" oil sketch had…

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Read more about the article German City Returns Art Looted During British Colonial Times That Is Worth Over EUR 58 Million
Image shows a sculpture with Idah War scenery, undated photo. The city of Hamburg, Germany returned looted art stolen during British colonial times to Nigeria in September 2022. (MARKK/Newsflash)

German City Returns Art Looted During British Colonial Times That Is Worth Over EUR 58 Million

German authorities have returned a total of 179 art pieces to Nigeria after they were stolen during British colonial invasions in the former Kingdom of Benin. The decision to deliver…

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Read more about the article Titian Masterpiece Believed Lost For 150 Years After Being Owned By Englishman Set To Fetch Over GBP 1 Million At Auction
Titian's Penitent Magdalen which was considered lost, but was recently found in a private collection in London in England and will now be auction in the Dorotheum auction house in Austria's capital Vienna. (Newsflash)

Titian Masterpiece Believed Lost For 150 Years After Being Owned By Englishman Set To Fetch Over GBP 1 Million At Auction

A painting by famous Renaissance artist Titian which was considered lost for over 150 years will be auctioned at one of the world's oldest auction houses after it was recently…

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Read more about the article Hitler Sculpture On Show As Part Of Tribute To Jew Who Fled Nazis At 16, Served In US Navy And Became Major Art Collector
The Stefan Edlis exhibition at the Jewish Museum Vienna located in Austria's capital Vienna. (David Bohmann/Newsflash)

Hitler Sculpture On Show As Part Of Tribute To Jew Who Fled Nazis At 16, Served In US Navy And Became Major Art Collector

Adolf Hitler has gone on display at the Jewish Museum in Vienna as part of a project focusing on the creator of one of the most important contemporary art collections…

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Read more about the article How Cross-Dressing Knights Of Old Showed Off Their Lances
Exhibition view at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Austria's capital Vienna. (KHM-Museumsverband/Newsflash)

How Cross-Dressing Knights Of Old Showed Off Their Lances

Armoured knights used bizarre upturned codpieces to attract woman at parties, a new exhibition of medieval clothing has revealed. And the fashion was often adopted by bold, 'gender-fluid' noblewomen to…

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