http://www.ownapainting.com/blog Presented By Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:36:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I thought this was a great writeup of this classic painting La Loge ("The Box at the Theatre"). Here is just a piece of the writeup in the Telegraph: "Her gaze is unfocused, as though she is lost in thought, unaware of being observed. This last detail is important because ... http://www.ownapainting.com/blog/renoir-the-box-at-the-theatre/ Modern technology will be used to scan behind a wall at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence to possible discover a long lost unfinished mural of the Battle of Anghiari by Leonardo Da Vinci that was once considered his greatest work. The mural was assumed to be lost when the ... http://www.ownapainting.com/blog/da-vinci-work-thought-to-be-destroyed-possibly-found-by-treasure-hunters/ A Monet reproduction featured on an episode of Antique Road Show could fetch as much as $15,000 when it goes to auction on Friday. Makes our reproductions look like a bargain!Share This http://www.ownapainting.com/blog/monet-reproduction-expected-to-fetch-15000/ Paul McCartney is apparently obsessed with Vermeer's 'The Guitar Player' but the Museum won't sell the painting which has an estimated value of $100 million dollars. I think he should just buy a Vermeer reproduction. Share This http://www.ownapainting.com/blog/paul-mccartney/ I usually come across these Da Vinci conspiracy articles every few weeks or so. There are so many new theories that I try to limit what I post here to a select few. So I happened to skip an article I saw back in August about mirror images ... http://www.ownapainting.com/blog/do-mirrors-reveal-secret-images-in-da-vincis-works/ Experts from Nottingham Trent University have developed a new portable multispectral camera system that picks up details invisible to the human eye. This will be used in conservation efforts of paintings as well as to see hidden details in the paintings themselves. Apparently works by artists such as ... http://www.ownapainting.com/blog/new-conservation-efforts-developed/ John Richardson's third installment into the life of Pablo Picasso, A Life of Picasso: The Triumphant Years, 1917-1932 is getting rave revews. This powerhouse of a book spans a dauntingly complicated time in Picasso’s life and in European history as well, taking us from World War I and Picasso’s ... http://www.ownapainting.com/blog/new-picasso-book-making-waves/ It seems like every week a new person has discovered a new hidden meaning in the last supper. In recent weeks its been extra people, hidden layers, etc. Is it possible people are just reading too far into this painting, or do you think there are all these ... http://www.ownapainting.com/blog/music-hidden-in-the-last-supper/ John Myatt, a notable forger, originally went to jail for fraud, by painting reproductions and profiting from their sale as originals. His works have fooled many experts and a few have hung in museums before they were decided to be fakes. After going to jail, he has come ... http://www.ownapainting.com/blog/fortunes-turn-around-for-notable-painting-reproducer/ Officials have recently put the last supper online in great detail, that which is 1600 times more powerful then a typical 10 mega pixel digital camera. Even those who who visit Milan have a tough time getting to see the painting, with demand 3 or 4 times higher than ... http://www.ownapainting.com/blog/the-last-supper-in-detail/