SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: War hero Monty’s family sells Winston Churchill oil painting for £1.55m 

Between them they forged the alliance which saw Britain through her darkest hours. But the bond between Winston Churchill and Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery now appears to count for little. For, in a move which has startled acquaintances, Monty’s family has disposed of an oil painting by Churchill which he gave to his greatest wartime … Read more

Figure that looked like a ‘red blob’ in a 2,500-year-old Etruscan tomb painting is revealed

A new imaging technique has allowed scientists to uncover a once-hidden figure in a 2,500-year-old tomb painting in Italy that was built by the ancient Etruscan, which flourished in Central Italy between the 8th and 3rd century.  The funeral painting is located in the Tomb of the Monkey in Tuscany, first uncovered in 1847, but the … Read more

Art: Painting of the Last Supper in a parish church in Herefordshire ‘may be a lost work by Titian’

A discoloured painting of the biblical Last Supper that has hung in a parish church in Herefordshire for 110 years may be a lost work by the Venetian master Titian. Art historian and conservator Ronald Moore found evidence to link the artwork in St Michael and All Angels church in Ledbury with the 16th Century … Read more

Art: Painting of the Last Supper in a parish church in Herefordshire ‘may be a lost work by Titian’

A discoloured painting of the biblical Last Supper that has hung in a parish church in Herefordshire for 110 years may be a lost work by the Venetian master Titian. Art historian and conservator Ronald Moore found evidence to link the artwork in St Michael and All Angels church in Ledbury with the 16th Century … Read more

Dorset pensioner fined £130 for painting a zebra crossing on road

A pensioner has been fined £130 after he resorted to painting a zebra crossing over a busy road he and his disabled wife struggled to cross. Laurie Phillips was investigated by the police and summoned to an interview at the police station over allegations he had caused criminal damage. The 78-year-old had got fed up … Read more

Paris Hilton gifts beau Carter Reum a PAINTING of him kissing her for his 40th birthday

Paris Hilton gifts beau Carter Reum a PAINTING of him kissing her for his 40th birthday: ‘This is awesome’ By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 08:39 GMT, 7 February 2021 | Updated: 09:24 GMT, 7 February 2021 Paris Hilton pulled out all the stops for her current boyfriend Carter Reum to celebrate his 40th birthday … Read more

Painting that hung in servants’ quarters at Welsh mansion for years is masterpiece worth £67m

Portrait that hung for years in servants’ quarters of Welsh mansion then sold for ‘a few shillings’ as a job lot with other paintings is identified as a Botticelli masterpiece worth £67MILLION Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Roundel went under the hammer at Sotheby’s auction in New York and sold to Russian clients … Read more

Joe Wicks shares adorable snaps as he enjoys a face painting night with his wife Rosie and children

He’s been keeping the public fit and healthy with his daily online PE classes during the UK’s third national lockdown. And Joe Wicks enjoyed some downtime from working out on Thursday as he indulged in a fun-filled family painting session. The Body Coach, 34, took to Instagram to document his fun night in with his … Read more

Windy City Rehab’s Donovan Eckhardt files a $2.2 million lawsuit after being painting as a ‘villain’

The former Windy City Rehab star Donovan Eckhardt has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against his former series for painting him as the show’s ‘villain.’ The reality star is asking for $2.2 million for defamation and emotional distress in the lawsuit filed in Illinois’s Cook County Circuit Court on Monday, People reports.  In his filing, Eckhardt claims that he … Read more

Ancient art: Mysterious painting of a PIG dating back 45,500 years found in a cave in Indonesia

An image of a warty pig painted onto the wall of an Indonesian cave some 45,500 years ago may be the ‘world’s oldest-known figurative artwork’, a study has claimed. Researchers from Australia and Indonesia found the painting of the native wild boar on the rear wall of the Leang Tedongnge cave in the south of … Read more