Mona Lisa Attacked With Soupe de Tomate By Protesters In Paris
In a mindless act of protest, demonstrators hurled tomato soup at the iconic Mona Lisa by Leonard de Vinci. The masterpiece was encased behind protective glass
28 January 2024
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Leonardo da Vinci Gay Mona Lisa Theory Has Zero Credibility Whatever
Have you ever dwelled on something that initially appears full of complex meaning, and gone around and around on it until it appears to have absolutely zero
27 April 2016
Museum Blockbusters: A Cat In A Mona Lisa Wig Could Have Done Better
The Noordbrabants Museum exhibition of Hieronymous Bosch – one of my favourite painters of bestial grotesque nastiness
19 February 2016
Is The Mona Lisa Nothing More Than A Cultural Black Hole?
“Ars longa, vita brevis” should be uttered (and was, repeatedly, ad nauseum by my moustachioed diploma fine art tutor) with a heavy dose of irony.
24 April 2015
Provenance Of ‘Early Mona Lisa’ Traced To English Country House
The provenance of a painting dubbed the “Early Mona Lisa” which is also known as the “Isleworth Mona Lisa” has been traced back to an English noble
16 December 2014
Get Closer To The Mona Lisa With Nintendo 3DS
The Louvre Museum in Paris – the world’s most visited art museum – has seen its audio guides replaced by… Read More
12 April 2012
Mona Lisa Copy Sheds Light On That Smile
Copy of Mona Lisa by one of Leonardo’s pupil discovered in better condition than the original, giving insight to how… Read More
2 February 2012
Mona Lisa: The Lady Vanishes – A Short History
On 21 August 1911, an Italian workman named Vincenzo Peruggia stole the Mona Lisa, in broad daylight, from the Louvre.
20 August 2011
Mona Lisa Theft Louvre To Mark Centenary
The theft of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa has its centenary this year. The painting was stolen on August 21, 1911.
28 June 2011
Mona Lisa Tomb Raiders Search for Corpse
Controversy surrounds plans to dig up the grave of a Florentine woman thought to be the sitter of the Mona Lisa.
6 April 2011
Another Year Another Leonardo da Vinci Drawing Discovered
A drawing in charcoal which is part of a prominent art collection in France may be a study for Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
29 September 2017
Climate Activists Strike At Botticelli’s Birth of Venus In Florence
Climate activists have directed their attention to Botticelli’s renowned masterpiece, The Birth of Venus, displayed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
14 February 2024
Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2023/2024 – End Of Year History Making
Welcome to the Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2023, an exclusive exploration of influential figures reshaping the contemporary art and cultural landscape.
28 December 2023
Parthenon Sculptures: Sunak Cancels Greek PM Meeting As Tension Builds
Pressures between the British and Greek governments have escalated over the contentious issue of the Parthenon Sculptures, commonly known as the Elgin Marbles.
28 November 2023
Paris+ par Art Basel: Clayton Calvert Chooses His Top 10 Artworks
Expounding creativity and innovation, Paris+ par Art Basel, now in its second edition, has been a resounding success for the City of Light.
21 October 2023
Art Basel Group Cancels London’s Masterpiece Fair – Louvre To Limit Daily Visitors to 30,000 – Mary Cassatt Biopic To Premiere On International Women’s Day
Art Basel Group Cancels London’s Masterpiece Fair – Louvre To Limit Daily Visitors to 30,000 – Mary Cassatt Bio-Pic To Premiere On International Women’s Day
9 January 2023
Aid Ukraine Exhibition To Include Some Big Name Artists – Glasgow Pentagon Centre
From Wednesday to Saturday, 14 volunteers will present one of the best contemporary art exhibitions Glasgow has seen for years. The staggering thing is that most of these people are also hosting Ukrainian refugees.
19 June 2022
Great Art Cities Explained YouTube Series Venice Biennale Special
Great Art Cities Explained (GACE) follows the successful YouTube art history series Great Art Explained in 15 Minutes, founded last year by art writer and curator James Payne.
29 April 2022
Maggi Hambling And Faith Ringgold The Matriarchs of March – Ilka Scobie
Women’s history month in New York City heralds two amazing women artists whose long inspirational careers are celebrations of feminism and creativity. Maggi Hambling Real-Time Marlborough Gallery Maggi Hambling suffered a heart attack last week on the eve of her first solo exhibition in New York.
19 March 2022
Great Art Cities Explained New Art And Travel Video Series Launched
Following the wildly successful YouTube art history series Great Art Explained in 15 Minutes, founded last year by art writer and curator James Payne, a new art and travel series has launched. Great Art Cities Explained, a collaboration from PayneShurvell gallery owners, James Payne and Joanne Shurvell, will run concurrently on the same channel.
19 November 2021
Gulf Leonardo da Vinci Salvator Mundi Attribution Downgrade – Actor Christopher Walken Rubs Out Genuine Banksy – Tate Curator Achim Borchardt-Hume Dies Age 55
The Prado, Spain’s leading Museum, has downgraded the Salvator Mundi, a controversial painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.
12 November 2021
The Lost Leonardo Film Review by James Payne
James Payne reviews the new film “The Lost Leonardo” directed by Andreas Koefed and encounters a thrilling journey through the murky world of art.
4 September 2021
Netflix Takes On Gardner Museum Heist – Why Saudi Arabia Refused To Loan Salvator Mundi – theVOV A New Virtual Arts Ecosystem
Netflix Takes On Gardner Museum Heist – Why Saudi Arabia Refused To Loan Salvator Mundi – theVOV A New Virtual Arts Ecosystem
15 April 2021
Venice Curator Luca Berta Explains Latest Biennale Private Venue Restrictions – Interview
In light of the changes introduced by Venice town council, it is becoming increasingly difficult for private exhibition spaces
10 April 2021
Hieronymus Bosch: The Garden of Earthly Delights – Explained by James Payne
As part of his video series, Great Artworks Explained, James Payne tackles The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.
6 April 2021
Philip Guston Postponed: Curator David Anfam Speaks Out – Paul Carter Robinson
On 21 September, a statement quietly appeared on the website of the National Gallery Washington. It announced the postponement, of the “Philip Guston Now” exhibition
6 October 2020
Inspiration – Contemporary Art & Classics – Revd Jonathan Evens
Galleries and museums around the world are reopening. Among the first exhibitions being shown that caught my eye were Leaves of Grass by Max Gimblett at Page Galleries in Wellington, the pairing of Kudditji Kngwarreye and Idris Murphy at Mitchell Fine Art in Brisbane, and Inspiration – Contemporary Art & Classics at Ateneum Art Museum in Helsinki.
27 June 2020
Great Artworks Explained A New Video Series By James Payne
This is a new series by Artist/historian James Payne demystifying great works of art. We will be adding to this page as the content is produced.
1 June 2020
Art Goes Viral – Edward Lucie-Smith
The coronavirus has been responsible for a major crisis in the art world. Museums and galleries have slammed their doors shut. Increasingly the only way to look at art, in the present situation, is to look at it on a computer screen – or, at a pinch, on the screen of your mobile phone. This is creating a ‘viral’ phenomenon.
29 March 2020
Art And Corona What happens Afterwards – Edward Lucie-Smith
As the contemporary art world goes dark, and as galleries – official spaces and commercial ones – slam shut their doors, one inevitably starts to wonder what the art world will be like once all this is over—the British art world, and also the global one.
22 March 2020
UK Still Top Country For Art Students In Europe
Cass Art has produced an analysis of the top locations for art schools and has revealed it’s right here in the UK. The art supplies chain has analysed over 100 cities around the world that are home to the world’s top art universities to discover which location is the best to be an art student.
4 December 2019
Kelly Grovier On 57 Ways Of Seeing Art – Interview Sara Faith
Kelly Grovier discusses his new book A New Way of Seeing: The History of Art in 57 Works with Sara Faith.
3 December 2018