Spain’s Prado unveils miraculous restoration of Angelico’s “The Annunciation”
By Celia Sierra / Madrid / The white and mystical light that bathes “The Annunciation” fresco by Renaissance master Fra Angelico, unseen until …
Gaudí attracts thousands of Chileans with an exhibition of his work in Valparaíso
Valparaíso (Chile) / More than 25,000 people visited the exhibition of the Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí in an innovative exhibition that combines the …
Italian experts to DNA test alleged Leonardo da Vinci hair strand
Rome / A pair of Italian investigators have found a lock of hair that they say could have belonged to Renaissance figure Leonardo Da Vinci, the team announced …
Belgium embraces spring with a million and a half flowers
Brusels / Belgium has its own flower festival and it is the second largest in the world: in its sixteenth edition, Floralia returns to pay tribute to spring …
Passion, Death and Resurrection of Christ in eight great art works
The last week of the life of Christ, Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, central moment of the Catholic liturgical calendar, has been a …
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Leonardo da Vinci was ambidextrous
Rome / The Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci was ambidextrous, he wrote and painted with both hands, as confirmed by the analysis of his considered first …
Luis Chillida (Museum Chillida-Leku)
The voice of Luis Chillida, son of the sculptor Eduardo Chillida, in a press conference on the occasion of the reopening of the Chillida-Leku Museum next …
“Art is useless, but for this reason it is so important” (Jaume Plensa)
Words of sculptor Jaume Plensa (Barcelona, 1955) when he was invested as doctor honoris causa by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) in 2018: …
Felipe VI (sensitivity)
The voice of King Felipe VI when referring to the development of artistic creation during the ceremony of delivery of the National Culture Awards 2017, held at …
French expert: Chantilly naked Mona Lisa sketch drafted in da Vinci’s studio
Luis Miguel Pascual / Chantilly (France)/ Leonardo Da Vinci’s left-handedness was the key to attributing a charcoal sketch known as Mona Lisa’s …
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Jaume Plensa at the Hudson Yards in New York
New York / The art of the Spanish sculptor Jaume Plensa has arrived in New York and his work “Voices” can be admired in the great hall at the 30 …
Extracts from the unpublished biography of the sculptor Martín Chirino
Madrid / “Put something nice.” That was the instruction Martín Chirino gave his family about the dedication that should appear in his unpublished …
Joaquin Sorolla in London from March 18 to July 7
London / Madrid / London dedicates an exhibition to Joaquin Sorolla, the master of light considered the Spanish impressionist, from March 18 to July 7. It’s …
“¡Triste herencia!” by Sorolla travels to London
Valencia (Spain) / The painting “¡Triste Herencia!” by Joaquin Sorolla travels from Valencia to the National Gallery in London to be shown in the …