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Threatening to dissolve masterpieces in acid is a pathetically banal stunt for our shallow times

Russian artist Andrei Molodkin will destroy works by Picasso, Rembrandt and Warhol if Julian Assange dies in prison. It’s an unoriginal idea born of art-historical ignorance

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Rembrandt's Hometown Displays Earliest Known Paintings

Rembrandt's earliest works, painted when the Dutch master was only 18 years old, will soon be on display together for the first time in his hometown of Leiden.

International Business Times

Feast your eyes, feed your soul: the 31-day art diet for January

Brighten up dark January with our one-a-day selection of works of art chosen and introduced by the Observer’s art critic

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David Hockney: Drawing from Life at the National Portrait Gallery review: at his best, he can match Rembrandt

Hockney is at his best when in front of his sitter, with the simplest, time-honoured tools, expertly coordinating his hand and his eye

Evening Standard

Scientists winkle a secret from the `Mona Lisa' about how Leonardo painted the masterpiece

The “Mona Lisa” has given up a secret

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Brits admit they’re ‘clueless’ about art including paintings by Pablo Picasso

A poll of 2,000 adults found that 46 per cent know next to nothing about legendary painters or their notable works

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Frans Hals review – a joyful Dutch master in the spotlight

Often overshadowed by his contemporary Rembrandt, the 17th-century Haarlem artist is revealed to be a genius of the telling portrait in this first showcase of his work in 30 years

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Evaldo expected to score in the Maharaja’s Cup

Evaldo expected to score in Maharaja's Cup. False rails in position. Races start with postponed last race. Indradhanush Plate: Rembrandt, Mighty Swallow, Seventh Samurai. Jayanagara Plate: Ruling Dynasty, Dear Lady. Valaroso Plate: Spirit of the Rose, Ultimate Striker, Copper Sunrise. Aunty Pip Plate: Natural Fly, California Gold, Infinite Grace. K.T.…

The Hindu

Frans Hals review – boring, lifeless portraits with flamboyant facial hair

Comprehensive collection of the 17th-century painter’s work aims to place him alongside Rembrandt and Vermeer, but his technically brilliant paintings are weirdly soulless

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Amreli well prepped to come good in the Civil Services Trophy

Mysuru races: Amreli set to score in Civil Services Trophy (1,200m). False rails (7m) from 1,600m to winning post. Best: Amreli. Double: Multisided-Rembrandt. Jkt: 2,3,4,5,6; Mini Jkt: 3,4,5,6; Tr (i): 1,2,3; (ii): 4,5,6. #Amreli #CivilServicesTrophy #Mysuru #Multisided #Rembrandt #FalseRails #Jkt #MiniJkt #Tr #Races #Score #WinningPost

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Pioneering Black portraitist Barkley L. Hendricks is first artist of color to get solo show at Frick

The pioneering Black portrait artist Barkley L

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Art Institute of Chicago exhibit gives a rare, up-close glimpse of 2 Caravaggio works

Because of his tumultuous, Netflix-ready life story and the groundbreaking nature of his art, Caravaggio is one of those marquee names in art history like Rembrandt, Monet or Picasso.

Chicago Sun-Times

After the British Museum thefts, what other major art heists have there been?

One Rembrandt has been stolen four times, and works by Van Gogh, Munch and Picasso have also been targeted by criminals

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Silvio Berlusconi’s Italian villa may become museum for his fans

Artworks by Rembrandt and Titian are hung at the house where politician held infamous ‘bunga bunga’ sex parties

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Art imitates life in a real explosion that almost destroyed The Goldfinch

Laura Cumming’s new book tells how the work by Carel Fabritius, the Dutch artist who died in the blast in Delft, reveals eerie parallels with Donna Tartt’s novel

Bangkok Post

‘Lost’ Rembrandt portraits to be sold

AMSTERDAM: As family heirlooms go, it doesn't get much better than a pair of Rembrandt portraits that the world had forgotten about for 200 years.

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Natural Light by Julian Bell review – the forgotten German artist who inspired Rembrandt and Rubens

This engrossing history explains why the extraordinary – and tiny – paintings of Adam Elsheimer, who died in poverty in 1610 aged only 32, were revolutionary

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Held in trust or hidden from view? A guide to the royal art collection

From Leonardo’s drawings to Rembrandt’s Mother, the royal collection includes some of the world’s greatest masterpieces

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Auerbach, grand master of paint, as hot-wired as a live grenade at 92

A mesmerising show of late, great self-portraits proves why Frank Auerbach is one of Britain’s most celebrated painters, writes Geordie Greig

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Frank Auerbach: Twenty Self-Portraits review – savage, compassionate and pineapple-like

Now in his 90s, the great German-British painter is finally putting his own face up for scrutiny – with wondrously strange results

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The Frameless digital art exhibition puts you inside iconic paintings – I'm inspired

Frameless brings art to life.

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An anti-portrait of an opera-goer – Bill Henson’s best photograph

‘I photographed opera-goers in Paris over several months. The pictures were technically fine – but I wanted them to feel timeless. So I restaged them in Melbourne with models’

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Souls of the south, a migration celebration and 60 years of nude men – the week in art

Black artists find resistance in found objects, an Ode to David Lammy MP and a survey of gay nude photography – all in your weekly dispatch

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The Rembrandt of Aberdeenshire: the extraordinary life of artist James McBey

This artist’s work took him from Scotland to the Arab world, and he saw the price of his work rise enormously – yet today he is largely forgotten. Now, a new exhibition reveals a lifetime of adventure

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Making Modernism review – the genius of Käthe Kollwitz stands out like a raw wound

This badly mistitled survey mistakenly pitches a selection of German expressionist women as revolutionaries – with one timeless exception

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