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Edwardian opulence was epitomized by a luxurious ostrich-feather fan presented to Mrs. James de Rothschild on her 1913 marriage into the banking dynasty.
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Painters are no saints, except perhaps one: In 1984, Pope John Paul II beatified Fra Angelico, the first step in the process toward sainthood.
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A suspension of electronic payments in the Vatican City is threatening finances in the world’s smallest state as thousands of pilgrims and tourists are forced to use cash only in museums and shops with yearly sales of more than $100 million.
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Richard Hamilton, who died last year at the age of 89, was known as a witty and cerebral precursor of British pop art.
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Donatello’s gilded bronze sculpture “Reliquary Bust of Saint Rossore” (c. 1425) is a restless surface of gleaming, golden waves enveloping a stern male presence.
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The Chapman brothers, when I talked to them recently, had an intriguing line: “There are no works of art without money, there’s no money without art,” Jake declared. “Art is the supreme expression of capital.” Dinos nodded.
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Here’s a business-like way of looking at Italian Renaissance drawings: When Raphael or Leonardo picked up a piece of paper, chances are they were engaged in research, quality control or product development.
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BP Plc, which last year caused the U.S.’s worst-ever oil spill, today pledged another 10 million pounds ($15.5 million) to four cultural institutions for the next five years.
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BP Plc , which has shed 45 percent of its market value after causing the U.S.’s worst-ever oil spill , said it will keep sponsoring the British Museum, the Royal Opera House, Tate Britain and the National Portrait Gallery in London.
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Activists opposing oil company BP Plc burst into a party at London’s Tate Britain last night, spilling cans of an oil-like liquid inside and outside the gallery to protest BP’s 20-year sponsorship.
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