Art historian solves riddle behind theft of famous portrait
The 70-year mystery surrounding the theft of an original oil sketch by renowned Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck from a ...
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'Something stirring beneath the surface': What eight ghostly portraits found hidden inside masterpieces reveal
Italian modernist Amedeo Modigliani's famous Portrait of a Girl, 1917, is a compelling case in point. Some scholars suspect that the full-length portrait of a woman, concealed beneath the visible ...
6 most famous artists and the painting that shot them to fame
And here we mention some of the most famous artists in the world and the painting that shot them to fame. A true genius of ...
'SNL' photographer reflects on iconic celebrity portraits
Mary Ellen Matthews has been SNL's photographer for 25 years. In a new book, The Art of the SNL Portrait, she shares her most ...
Guilty pleas for stealing Winston Churchill portrait from Ottawa hotel
The Powassan, Ont., man accused of stealing one of the world's most famous portraits from the Château Laurier and switching ...
What happened to the famous Heath Ledger portrait? Father Kim Ledger and artist Vincent Fantauzzo ask questions
The acclaimed portrait of actor Heath Ledger has only been exhibited briefly in the past 17 years. That has artist Vincent Fantauzzo and the late actor's father asking questions.