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VisualBites Top Five for July 2010
The Tang Shipwreck Treasure
The Smithsonian is kicking off an international tour exhibiting the contents of a ninth-century shipwreck from Tang dynasty China.
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Matisse at the Vatican!
Vatican Museums are preparing to unveil a room devoted exclusively to Matisse.
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Vatican Museums are preparing to unveil a room devoted exclusively to Matisse.
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Oldest Illustrated Christian Manuscript to Date!
Discovered in a remote Ethiopian monastery, the Garima Gospels are now thought to be the oldest illustrated Christian manuscript.
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Discovered in a remote Ethiopian monastery, the Garima Gospels are now thought to be the oldest illustrated Christian manuscript.
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Turner Fetches £29 million from Getty Museum
The J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles snapped up JMW Turner’s Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino, 1839, for a staggering £29.7m.
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The J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles snapped up JMW Turner’s Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino, 1839, for a staggering £29.7m.
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The (new) Museum of Contemporary Art, London – thanks to Charles Saatchi
Charles Saatchi has handed his gallery and reportedly more than 200 works over to the nation.
Charles Saatchi has handed his gallery and reportedly more than 200 works over to the nation.
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