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Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882) and Henry Treffry Dunn (1838-1899) Lady Lilith 1867 Watercolor and gouache on paper, 20 3/16 x 17 5/16 in. (51.3 x 44 cm)

Metropolitan Museum Initiative Provides Free Access to 400,000 Digital Images
Release Date: 20 May 2014
Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, has announced that more than 400,000 high-resolution digital images of public domain works in the Museum’s world-renowned collection may be downloaded directly from the Museum’s website for non-commercial use—including in ...

Mark Rothko in front of Panel Two and Panel Three of the Harvard Murals, Holyoke Center, January 1963.

Mark Rothko’s Harvard Murals Feature in Harvard Art Museums’ Inaugural Special Exhibition, Opening November 16, 2014
Release Date: 20 May 2014
New presentation of the murals uses digital projection technology to recapture the original hues of the five faded paintings. Harvard Art Museums’ renovated and expanded facility, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, unites the three museums—Fogg Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, and Arthur ...

Exterior view of Houghton Hall, Norfolk, England. Photo by Nick McCann

“Houghton Hall: Portrait of an English Country House” Launches Its American Tour at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in June 2014
Release Date: 20 May 2014
Old Master paintings, sculptures and decorative arts from the collection of the Marquess of Cholmondeley travel for the first time from one of England’s greatest country estates. Family portraits by Hogarth and Sargent, exquisite examples of Sèvres porcelain and unique pieces of William Kent ...

A housekeeper allegedly stole art and antiques from the Dowager's Cirencester Park Estate in the Cotswolds.

Housekeeper Accused of Swiping £500,000 Worth of Antiques, Art from English Estate
Mailonline - May 20th, 2014 21:43

A housekeeper in the UK has been charged with stealing £500,000 of antiques and art including a Picasso sketch from the Dowager Countess Bathurst...

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	Asian Arts, Fine Clocks, Old Master Paintings, American and English Decorative Arts Featured at Woodbury Auction Fifth Annual Spring Fine Estates Auction Release Date: 20 May 2014 On Sunday June 8th Woodbury Auction presents its fifth anniversary spring fine estates auction with an offering of over 350 lots of American, English, Continental and Asian decorative arts consigned from more than fifty separate estates and consignors from Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, ... Read more

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