Image courtesy of the MIC–Archaeological Park of Pompeii. Conservation work on a luxurious royal villa near Pompeii has revealed sumptuous frescoes, including one depicting a famous fictional theater character, and another of a peacock. Additional recent work using cast molds has identified the position of a colonnade of trees in the villa’s garden, showing that … Read more
Bob Ross painting Cabin at Sunset – credit, screenshot via John Oliver’s Junk GNN reported recently that a Los Angeles auction house recently handled the sale of three paintings by the famous TV artist Bob Ross, with the proceeds of over $600,000 going to fund public television and radio. Inspired by the effort, HBO’s comedy … Read more
– supplied to Art Net as a courtesy by Morton Subastas Auctioneers 7 years ago, a Mexican fine art auctioneer submitted their upcoming auction catalogue to a database of stolen art as part of a due diligence process that’s pretty standard in the industry. Analysts flipped through the pages of paintings and portraits, clearing each … Read more
Winter’s Peace by Bob Ross – credit Bonham’s Auctioneers, released Three works from Bob Ross’ classic public television show The Joy of Painting raised over half a million dollars for public television. Having relied for decades on endowment contributions and pledge drives of every tact and description, it was brilliant idea that puts a brilliant man … Read more
by Zalfa Imani on Unsplash A new study shows that visiting an art gallery and appreciating the works therein can reduce your risk of heart disease and even boost your immune system. But how could that work? There are some general wellness maxims that could connect the large span between these two seemingly unrelated subjects … Read more