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Lost & Found: Masterpieces of the Art World

The Harvard Crimson 28 Nov 2023
However, finding a masterpiece does not necessarily guarantee a one-way ticket to riches and fame nor a place in an art museum ... From the countless paintings and sculptures in Versailles to the art prints on today’s hotel walls, art has always been associated in some way with wealth and as a way to elevate status.
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Trump has long praised autocrats and populists. He’s now embracing Argentina’s new president

The Times & Democrat 23 Nov 2023
The King's party at Versailles (1789). During the French Revolutionary period, the French royal family notoriously carried on in luxury at the Palace of Versailles while Parisians suffered through poor harvests, famine, and inflation ... 1, 1789, the King's Guards held a banquet for 210 guests in the Opera House at Versailles.
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One of Napoleon's signature bicorne hats on auction in France could fetch upwards of $650,000

The Times & Democrat 17 Nov 2023
The King's party at Versailles (1789). During the French Revolutionary period, the French royal family notoriously carried on in luxury at the Palace of Versailles while Parisians suffered through poor harvests, famine, and inflation ... 1, 1789, the King's Guards held a banquet for 210 guests in the Opera House at Versailles.
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French art expert faces trial for allegedly forging 18th-century furniture

The Guardian 15 Nov 2023
... be from the 18th century and that was sold at high prices to buyers who included the Palace of Versailles.
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A String of Decadent New Hotel Condos Is Set to Supercharge Miami Beach, But Will ...

The Hollywood Reporter 12 Nov 2023
Miami Beach has had successive waves of hotel development in recent decades, starting in the late 1980s when developers began restoring South Beach’s art deco gems ... Versailles first opened in January 1941 as a 16-story Art Deco tower that cost just $300,000 to build.
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A Lavish Collection Linked to Marie Antoinette and Charles X Is Heading to Auction

New York Observer 23 Oct 2023
“It is rare to find a collector with an equal passion and appreciation for classical arts, Old Masters, royal French furniture, cutting-edge design and the contemporary output of the likes of Lucio Fontana, Anselm Kiefer, Pierre Soulages,” said Mario Tavella, president of Sotheby’s France, in a statement.
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Dutch throne on display for first time as monarchy tries to win back public

The Observer 20 Oct 2023
It is commonly regarded as the main royal seat, although there are others ... It’s a wonderful thing ... The Het Loo is in the central Apeldoorn region and is sometimes referred to as the “Versailles of the North” because of its grandeur. It was opened as a museum and art gallery in 1984 by Queen Beatrix, the mother of Willem-Alexander ... Photograph ... .
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Paris Bomb Threats Spark Panicked Scenes

Newsweek 14 Oct 2023
The Louvre art museum and the Palace of Versailles were evacuated just one day after a teacher was stabbed to death by a suspected Islamic fundamentalist ....
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GCHS Artists win at Pumpkin Show

Cleburne Times-Review 13 Oct 2023
GREENSBURG – Greensburg Community High School Art Club members took top honors at the Tri-Kappa Sorority Art Show during the Versailles Pumpkin Show. The event, which draws thousands to Versailles during its five day annual run, is a ...
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A Rogue Curator At The Palace Of Versailles Was Found Guilty Of Conducting Private Tours ...

MENA FN 04 Oct 2023
(MENAFN - USA Art News) A curator at the Palace of Versailles was suspended from his job for organizing private visits and paid conferences at the former royal residence, which reportedly earned him ... .
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Meet the man who brought Paris’s Hotel Costes to Sloane Square

The Times/The Sunday Times 29 Sep 2023
His clients are moneyed Europeans, impressed by his experience working at the Palace of Versailles. He is renowned in France as a serious art collector, with similar expertise in the world of antiques, able to add historical authenticity to any interior ... all in black, white, brown and burgundy, incorporating art deco designs.
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Interview: Exhibition in China to deepen mutual understanding, friendship: Versailles Palace chair

Xinhua 27 Sep 2023
"When you exchange masterpieces, when you talk about style, when you talk about art, it is a way to be closer to each other," Pegard said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua on Tuesday at Ginza in central western Tokyo, where she was attending a photo show about the Versailles Palace ... Versailles Palace chair.
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Hugh Grant looks dapper in a black tuxedo as he joins wife Anna Elisabet Eberstein ...

The Daily Mail 20 Sep 2023
Up to 180 guests drawn from the worlds of sport, business and the arts will join the royal couple for the black tie soirée at the Palace of Versailles ... Up to 180 guests drawn from the worlds of sport, business and the arts will join the royal couple for the black tie soirée at the Palace of Versailles.
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Sir Mick Jagger, 79, battles strong winds as he arrives at King Charles and Queen Camilla's ...

The Daily Mail 20 Sep 2023
Up to 180 guests drawn from the worlds of sport, business and the arts will join the royal couple for the black tie soirée at the Palace of Versailles ... Up to 180 guests drawn from the worlds of sport, business and the arts will join the royal couple for the black tie soirée at the Palace of Versailles.
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Museum hosting archive of artworks, compositions

Otago Daily Times 18 Sep 2023
Art and music aficionados who dream of visiting the Louvre, the Palace ...

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