decorative art

Brazilian Police Recover Final Painting Stolen Two Months Ago From Museum in Sao Paulo

Posted on August 19th, 2008 in decorative art

Brazilian police have recovered the final piece of artwork that was stolen during a daylight heist at the Estacao Pinacoteca Museum in Sao Paulo on June 12.

Brazilian police present, today August 18, in Sao Paulo, the recovered art work Minotaur, Drinker and Women (1933), made by Spanish painter Pablo Picasso.

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Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure From the Palaces of Europe

Posted on July 11th, 2008 in decorative art

A portable altar from the 17th century.
“Art of the Royal Court: Treasures of Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe” is a stealth blockbuster at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A sumptuous sprawl of 170 objects borrowed from palaces and museums all over Europe, it is the first in-depth survey of the arts and crafts [...]

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