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Art Feud Worth $1 Billion Crosses Six Countries

Jun 4, 2021 | Art, Auctions, News & Trending, Profiles

An art feud worth over $1 billion is currently being fought in courts around the globe. Yves Bouvier is a Swiss art dealer who buys and sells art for staggering amounts of money. Dmitry Rybolovlev is a Russian billionaire who made his fortune selling fertilizer to...

Copy of da Vinci’s ‘Mona Lisa’ Sells for $1.69 Million

Mar 13, 2019 | News & Trending

They say an original is always worth more than a copy. And while that may be true, it turns out that copies are still worth quite a bit of money. Take, for example, a copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” which Sotheby’s just sold for $1.69 million. The imitation...

The Mona Lisa: Really da Vinci’s Same-Sex Lover?

May 2, 2016 | Art

Exciting news regarding the only painting anyone can name off the top of their head: a new theory about da Vinci’s famous Mona Lisa suggests that the figure in the painting is based on a young man named Gian Giacomo Caprotti, better known as Salai: da Vinci’s...

A Second Mona Lisa?

Dec 18, 2015 | Art, News & Trending

It seems unlikely, but it’s possible. There’s a new report making the rounds that a second version of da Vinci’s famous Mona Lisa has been found in a private collection in St. Petersburg. Experts are analyzing the work to determine whether it is genuine or, if like so...

When Is A Work of Art Finished?

Mar 5, 2014 | Articles

For most, if not all artists, it is incredibly difficult to identify the exact moment that they have completed a piece of art. Painters, musicians, sculptors, and authors might “finish” one piece, only to go back and fuss over the minutest details after it has been...

The Mona Lisa: Really da Vinci’s Same-Sex Lover?

When Is A Work of Art Finished?

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