
Gauguin’s Last Testament by John Richardson
The author analyzes Paul Gauguin’s breakthrough masterpiece, the heart of a “Gauguin Tahiti” show at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.
from Vanity Fair

Gauguin’s Last Testament by John Richardson
The author analyzes Paul Gauguin’s breakthrough masterpiece, the heart of a “Gauguin Tahiti” show at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.
from Vanity Fair
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Culture, Sexuality, World Affairs | Tagged: Art, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Exhibition, Painting, Paul Gauguin, Tahiti |
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“Italian Officials Retrieve Twice as Much Stolen Artwork in 2008″
“Actual tomb raiders are as real as Indiana Jones’s fear of snakes, but it’s only been recently that Italian police have really gone after the “tombaroli,” as they are called in Italian. By July 2007, the most famous profiteers of the illegal art market, who had previously looted hundreds of sites without interference, were finally facing scrutiny from the authorities.” Various articles.
from Finding Dulcinea
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DB notes: Like putting a wolf in charge of the hen house.
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Culture | Tagged: Art, Italy, Theft |
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