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Circe is a sorceress and herbalist first referred to as a goddess in Homer’s Odyssey. Although exiled to the mysterious island Aeaea, Circe managed to encounter famous adventurers and carve out her name in legends

French Minister of Culture Aurelie Filippetti has denied the request by Silvano Vinceti to do a temporary exhibition of the masterpiece

Roberto Ferri’s Baroque and Subversive Painting Roberto Ferri is an Italian fine art painter whose work is fortement inspired by Baroque painters (i.e. Caravaggio). With his technic and skill, you …

This magnificent flower painting was rapidly executed with broad strokes of thin, translucent paint. Two plumes of white flowers with orange speckles and stamens, in a brass Middle Eastern jardiniere, stand out from the deep green background. Remnants of blue ...

An architectural capriccio with an apostle preaching

This lively portrait of a bold, noble Scotswoman by Philip Alexius de László fetched a good price, followed by a joyous procession painted by Lucien Jonas.

Do you find classic art a bit hard to relate to? So do we, but that could easily change with a find like the one these guys stumbled upon when they uncovered their identical doppelgangers in old paintings!