England - Finestre sull'Arte

Drawing by John Constable sold for £71,740 after 200 years in private collection

The chalk and watercolor drawing A House and Haystack at Flatford (A House and Haystack at Flatford) by John Constable (East Bergholt, 1776 -London, 1837), which belonged to the artist's family and close friends for nearly two centuries, sold today f...
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England, a rare and unpublished drawing by John Constable pops up: it will go to auction

A drawing of extraordinary historical and artistic interest by John Constable (East Bergholt, 1776-London, 1837), among the greatest masters of English landscape painting, is re-emerging on the market after nearly two centuries of absence. The work, ...
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British Museum starts fundraiser to save rare gold pendant of Henry VIII

The British Museum has announced the launch of a national campaign to secure permanent ownership of the so-called Tudor Heart or Tudor Heart, an enameled gold pendant attributed to the reign of Henry VIII and linked to his marriage to Catherine of A...
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England, student on her first archaeological dig discovers rare 9th century object

A rare 9th-century gold object discovered at an archaeological dig in Northumberland, England: the author of the important discovery? A student on her first dig. This is the curious story that comes from Redesdale, a locality some 40 kilometers fro...
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The Wallace Collection, a London home guardian of great masterpieces

A trip to London involves certain rituals that cannot be avoided, among them undoubtedly a visit to some of the world's most famous museums such as the National Gallery, the British Museum or the Tate Modern. It so happens that even people who are no...
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Where are the monarchs of England buried? The 5 burial places of the British monarchy

The burial sites of England's royals represent a historical and cultural heritage that reflects the evolution of the British monarchy over the centuries, and the sites are demonstrations of eras and dynasties that have shaped the history of the Unite...
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England, a pair of amateur archaeologists discover an important Roman relief

A new discovery in northern England brings back a fragment of the Roman presence in Britain. At the archaeological site of Vindolanda, one of the best-known forts located along Hadrian's Wall, a sandstone relief depicting the Roman goddess Victoria, ...
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London's Royal Academy of Arts, the masterpieces of a little-known museum in the English capital

Each of us has a firm conviction not to be part of the masses, to break away from the qualunquialisms and common customs that a massified society has imposed: it is also with these intentions that we set out on vacation, certain that we will carve ou...
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