England - Finestre sull'Arte

Oxford, Christ Church Picture Gallery closes for major renovation and expansion

Oxford's Christ Church, one of the colleges that make up the prestigious University of Oxford, has announced an ambitious project to renovate and expand the Christ Church Picture Gallery, one of England's most important museums, intended to transform...
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In Norfolk, England, a vast Roman villa discovered during work on a wind farm

In Norfolk, onEngland's east coast, a preventive archaeological investigation connected with work on cables for offshore wind farms has uncovered the remains of a vast, hitherto unknown Roman villa. As reported by the Artnet news outlet, the structur...
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British Museum acquires the gold Tudor Heart of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon

The British Museum has announced that it has raised the £3.5 million (about 4.1 million euros) needed to acquire the Tudor Heart or Tudor Heart and secure its entry into the institution's permanent collection. The transaction ensures that one of the ...
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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England, a rare and unpublished drawing by John Constable pops up: it will go to auction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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