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1. Unique Series of Craeyvanger Family Portraits On Display at the Mauritshuis Museum
   THE HAGUE.- The Mauritshuis is displaying ten exceptional portraits of Arnhem’s Craeyvanger family until 16 January 2011. The paintings are the only known series of portraits of the members of a sing. […]
2. Six Potential Heirs DNA Tested in Caravaggio Death Hunt
   CARAVAGGIO (REUTERS).- Six possible descendants of Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, have been DNA-tested in the hopes they can help unveil the mystery surrounding the painter’s. […]
3. Mummy of Egypt’s Monotheist Pharaoh to Return Home
   CAIRO (AP).- The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt’s enduring mysteries — the fate of controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten’s mummy. […]
4. Numerous Works by Irving Penn on Offer for the Very First Time at Auction
   NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s has been entrusted with the sale of Three Decades with Irving Penn: Photographs from the Collection of Patricia McCabe, the most significant group of photographs by Irving P. […]
5. Restoration of Van Gogh’s Masterpiece The Bedroom can be Followed Via Blog
   AMSTERDAM.- March 11 marks the beginning of a comprehensive campaign on Vincent van Gogh’s painting The bedroom (1888). Art lovers can follow the process of restoring this popular painting step by ste. […]