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The Family Reunion, five generations of Bruegel on display at the Het Noordbrabants Museum
An exhibition bringing together the artistic production of one of the most famous families in art history, the Brueghel family, will take place from September 30, 2023, to January 7, 2024, at the Het Noordbrabants Museum in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. Brueghel: The Family Reunion will present around eighty works including paintings, drawings, and prints from 1550 to 1700, with the intention of reconstructing the history of this long and glorious Flemish art dynasty. The exhibition encompasses the work of five generations, examining the connections between different generations and paying particular attention to the artistic production of women within the family.
The face of the painter Lorenzo Lotto reconstructed by the scientific police
The fourth division of the scientific police in Rome has reconstructed the face of the Renaissance painter Lorenzo Lotto, using the same technique employed to create composite sketches of wanted individuals. The operation was carried out in collaboration with the police headquarters and the University of Bergamo, starting from the analysis of two self-portraits created by the artist, who worked in the city of Bergamo for a long time. The first self-portrait is located within a fresco in the Suardi Oratory in Trescore Balneario, and the other in an inlay in the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Bergamo Alta. The two images were cleaned, and with the help of artificial intelligence, it was possible to reconstruct the artist's features, also rendered in a life-sized 3D model.
New study on the landscape depicted behind the Mona Lisa
A research project coordinated by historian Silvano Vinceti, who has made other important discoveries regarding Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting in the past, is sparking debate. According to the scholar, the background behind the Mona Lisa is believed to depict the Romito di Laterina Bridge in the province of Arezzo, contradicting previous hypotheses that suggested the Trebbia Bridge in Bobbio, in the province of Piacenza, or alternatively the Buriano Bridge in the province of Arezzo. Both of these bridges, however, have six or more arches and are situated on flat terrain. In contrast, the Etruscan-Roman bridge known as Romito or Valle Bridge originally had four arches (only one remains today) and was surrounded by mountains, just like the bridge depicted in the famous painting. This thesis was based on a virtual reconstruction of the bridge in question and on images of the area captured by a drone. According to the researchers, these findings provide a high level of probability that the landscape depicted in the lower left part of the Mona Lisa is indeed that of the Romito Bridge.
Find the Odd one Out: Google's new online game on AI-generated art
Are we truly capable of distinguishing between images created by artificial intelligence (AI) and those created by humans when viewing them on a monitor? With the development of digital technologies, this task seems increasingly challenging. That's where "Odd One Out" comes to our aid. It is a game developed by artists Caroline Buttet and Emmanuel Durgoni on the Google Arts & Culture platform, challenging us to identify an AI-generated image hidden among real ones. The gameplay is simple: you have only four "lives," a limited number of attempts, and a handful of seconds to identify the "intruder" among the four images presented (paintings, drawings, photos). If you answer correctly, you advance to the next level. Now it's time to test yourself.
A $150,000 Snack: Hungry student eats Cattelan's banana
A Korean student ate the banana that was attached to the wall with duct tape at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul. The fruit was part of one of Maurizio Cattelan's most famous installations titled "Comedian." According to the Korea Herald, the student, Noh Huyn-soon, who was responsible for this "performance," candidly explained to the museum's management that he was hungry and claimed to have skipped breakfast. A video clip circulating on the web shows the student eating the incriminated fruit while onlookers are stunned. Before leaving, he reattaches the peel to the wall using the same tape that was originally used. Interestingly, a similar incident occurred during the debut of the artwork at the Miami Art Basel in 2019 when the banana was removed and eaten by artist David Datuna. Upon being informed of the incident in Seoul, Cattelan reportedly simply responded, "no problem."
Two unknown portraits by Rembrandt discovered in a private collection
Two rare portraits by Rembrandt have been found in a private family collection during an expertise conducted by experts from Christie's. Henry Pettifer, the international head of old master paintings at Christie's, stated that the paintings were completely unpublished. The small-sized canvases, created in 1635, depict the wealthy hydraulic engineer Jan Willemsz van der Pluym and his wife Jaapgen Carels. The couple came from a prominent family in the Dutch city of Leiden and were related to Rembrandt through their son Dominicus, who married the artist's uncle's daughter. Christie's has affirmed that the available information about the paintings is sufficient to guarantee their authenticity. The two artworks have also been sent to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam for further technical and scientific examination, which has led to the same conclusion. The portraits have been exhibited in New York and Amsterdam and will be auctioned by Christie's on July 6th of this year in London. Their estimated value is between £5 million and £8 million.
Cover Image: Jan Brueghel de Jonge, Allegorie op de schilderkunst, ca. 1625-1630. JK Art Foundation
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