If you follow my blog, you may remember I posted something on a bold theft of a van Gogh painting last year? A few months later, this sad news was followed by another post about art theft. This time, works were stolen from an Almshouse in Leerdam.
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Scène de Rue à Montmartre fetches more than Sotheby’s expected
Sotheby’s had expected Scène de Rue à Montmartre to sell for roughly 5 million euro? Van Gogh’s scene of a street in Montmartre, painted in 1887, fetched 13 million euros.
Holy Trinity Church may have best likeness
Ever visited Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon? If you are a Shakespeare fan or English lit student, this is a must-visit place. Shakespeare was baptised, married and buried in this church. Now, there is even more reason to pay a visit.
Maggie was one of many mothers
In 2015, I wrote a post after having seen a deeply moving “Since Maggie went Away”. This play was written by Jacqueline Nolan, who based it on personal experiences and recently uncovered Irish family history.
Rich pickings from the “Food Season”
Yes, of course any season is The Food Season. Or at least, if you’re a tiny bit to awesomely deep into food, from cooking to eating. You are? Oh good, then I’d like to point you towards a series of interesting online events.
Who is going to bring in this sheep?
The painting is by Pissarro and shows a woman bringing in sheep. Her home may be one of the small red and white buildings in the back. The sheep or lambs, may end up next door. Continue reading
Historic ceremonial pillar may be modern art
Last year, Canadian walkers discovered an interesting object along the shore of a lake in British Columbia. The object was so interesting, they contacted an archaeologist. Soon, more archaeologists and experts studied the fascinating discovery.
No portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh but …
He collected some impressive titles, including King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, King of France. When young, he was not just his mother’s favourite. He was also a bit of a rebel, calling himself “a little Huguenot” and apparently “even bit the nose off a statue of Saint Paul”.
They did not even miss it!
The UK’s Guardian reports, a painting which was stolen – and not even missed by its museum – has been returned! It is a copy of the world’s most expensive painting. Don’t know about you, but even if I had a very bad copy of a Leonardo painting, I’d miss it!
Aktion Licht: how the Stasi confiscated valuables from banks
Most people remember the Stasi from films or books as the nasty security service of East Germany, or the DDR. But the Stasi not only spied. It also carried out ‘projects’ like Aktion Licht: looting and confiscating valuables from East German banks.