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How did spies, curators, and an army of art handlers save some of the world's most important artwork? An excerpt from the new book The Art Spy, reveals the amazing truth.
During World War II, Jacques Jaujard orchestrated a secret mission. His aim was to safeguard France's art. He moved the Mona Lisa and other treasures ...
To Rose Valland, a forty-five-year-old French art curator at the ... paintings in chalk on the walls to aid their future return, and placed the empty frames on the ground or left them in place. Where ...
Ginevra de' Benci was a poet famed for her beauty and intellect. But art historians know little about her beyond the writings ...
The post has since blown up, and the internet has been left feeling misled after realising the true size of the revered piece ...
Despite being a prolific draughtsman, fewer than 20 paintings by Leonardo survive. But which were his greatest hits?
Retired New York Times Paris Bureau Chief Elaine Sciolino returns to Buffalo, where she was raised, to talk about her book ...
The team of creatives at Jackson's Art made these puzzles with three of history's most famous paintings - the 'Girl with a Pearl Earring', the 'Mona Lisa', and 'The Starry Night'. There are three ...