The fate of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” continues to make the world’s headlines. Last August, the painting made splashes in the NFT industry, as ElmonX and Bridgeman Images announced their plans to create an NFT of it. This year, the unique da Vinci masterpiece, which is currently held in private art storage in Geneva, is again entering the global art community’s spotlight because of an announcement to return it for public display.
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The Museum of Russian Art (TMORA) is one of the signature artistic spaces in Minneapolis, MN. It gives visitors a unique glimpse at the Russian artists’ legacy and familiarizes the audience with modern and contemporary Russian art. So, what highlights does the Museum have on offer at present? Here are a couple of exhibitions you should definitely visit.
Last week, a new museum opened its doors in London. The private museum under the name Moco Museum London is conveniently placed at the prime Marble Arch site, the heart of London, promising a unique visitor experience with “iconic” pieces of contemporary art. Moco Museum occupies 25,000 square feet on the building’s three floors. This is the third Moco site, with the first two located in Barcelona and Amsterdam.
The Japanese artistic tradition is varied and diverse; it embraces many artistic visions and trends that have only recently become accessible to Western art enthusiasts. This August, the Met has opened a large-scale exhibition of Japanese art where all fans of the Asian artistic vision can enjoy the work of Japanese poets, calligraphers, and painters.
Banksy’s street art enjoys tremendous popularity across the globe, with this artist leaving his traces in major capitals of Europe and American cities. His creative activity in the UK has also been pronounced over the past years, and 2024 has witnessed the emergence of several new Banksy artworks in the London streets.
Though art is priceless, and the global community has a unique opportunity to admire eternal pieces of art in museums and galleries at a modest fee, the question of price still bothers many minds. Which is the most expensive artifact in the world? How is the price for artwork determined in the art industry? Here are a couple of examples.
The Dutch landscape painting tradition is a unique aspect of the Dutch Golden Age. That period lasted from the end of the 16th century, the moment of the Dutch Republic’s establishment, and ended around the 1670s, with the onset of the Franco-Dutch War and the Rampjaar. Though it was a brief timeframe of the nation’s prosperity, it gave the world many talented Dutch landscape artists with unique, innovative techniques and styles.
Painters of all times have been fascinated with the key venerated figures of Christianity. Therefore, one can easily find plenty of depictions of Christian saints, angels, and other dominant personas of the Christian world in the artworks of all periods. Here, we examine the most famous paintings of the Virgin Mary that appreciators of Christian art can view on display.