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A huge painting by Mark Rothko, thought to be worth tens of millions of dollars, has been removed from display in a Dutch museum after it was damaged by a visiting child. Conservators will now ...

But it was also marked by Francis's affection for the arts. According to the New York Times, the late pope often discussed art, which, for him, was a “vital reality” that he placed in contrast ...

Think twice about taking children to a museum housing expensive art. Scratch that, maybe just leave them at home. That's arguably the moral of the story after a child reportedly damaged a Mark ...

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The unnamed child is responsible for damaging a 1960 Mark Rothko painting reportedly worth about $56 million inside the Boijmans Van Beuningen museum in Rotterdam. “The painting Grey ...

April 28 (UPI) --Dutch curators are considering "next steps" after a child damaged a $56 million painting by American artist Mark Rothko while visiting a museum in Rotterdam. "The work by Rothko ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A 15-year-old Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas to raise awareness for autism. Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke, who is autistic ...

A child has damaged a huge painting thought to be worth tens of millions of pounds in the Netherlands. The abstract artwork, named "Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8", by Mark Rothko was on public ...

The painting serves as an allegory of alchemy: Jupiter represents air and sulphur, Neptune water and mercury, and Pluto earth and salt. The celestial glow of Jupiter contrasts with the murky ...