A US-born princess has been evicted from a villa in Rome housing the only ceiling mural by the artist Caravaggio. Princess Rita Jenrette Boncompagni Ludovisi called her eviction from Villa Aurora a “travesty”. The property has been at the centre…
New Van Gogh self-portrait discovered hidden under another painting
A previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh has been discovered behind another of the artist’s paintings, the National Galleries of Scotland said Thursday. The self-portrait was found on the back of Van Gogh’s “Head of a Peasant Woman” when…
Nigerian artist, Emediong’s ‘Lagbaja’ painting makes history at Cyprus Museum (Punch)
Nineteen-year-old Nigerian medical student, Emediong Uduak Uko’s painting of music legend, ‘Lagbaja’ has become the first African work to be displayed at the Cyprus Modern Art Museum. News Agency of Nigeria reports that Emediong is also the youngest artist and…
