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Statue Bought at a Garden Sale Turned Out to be a Lost Antonio Canova Sculpture Worth £8,000,000Talk about a lucky find!An old statue that was bought in a garden sale turned out to be a very, very, valuable piece of artwork. Called a “landmark re-discovery,” the sculpture turned out to be Antonio Canova’s (1757-1822) Maddalena Giacente (Recumbent Magdalene). The long-lost art piece was estimated to have been created between 1819 to 1822. Noted as Canova’s lost masterpiece, the Magdalene sculpture was commissioned by the UK Prime Minister of the day, Lord Liverpool. According to lead Canova scholar Dr. Mario Guderzo, finding the sculpture 200 years after its completion was a miracle. He added:“This work has been searched for by scholars for decades, so the discovery is of fundamental importance for the history of collecting and the history of art. It testifies to the intensive thought process of the work of the Italian sculptor who was a fundamental witness of his time: faithful to Pope Pius VII, sought after by Napoleon, beloved by the English sovereign George IV, esteemed by the world of European collecting and of critical importance for the restitution of works of art seized under Napoleon. The re-discovery of the ‘Recumbent Magdalene’ brings to a conclusion a very particular story worthy of a novel, of a marble of significant historical value and great aesthetic beauty produced by Canova in the final years of his artistic activity.”The value of the sculpture is certainly remarkable,  it is worth around £5,000,000-8,000,000 according to lead auction house Christie’s.Image credit: Christie’s #artwork #AntonioCanova #art #sculpture #Christies

Desolate Civilisation: Collage of AI Artworks that Look Like the Mona Lisa When Put TogetherWhat if Da Vinci’s popular masterpiece was recreated through a high-quality yet dystopian-looking collage? Look no further as @TDRAW_Ai_Art published a collage of AI artworks titled Desolate Civilisation: Collected Fragments that show the silhouette of the Mona Lisa through different illustrations.Shared in a tweet by NightCafe Studio, the artwork features nine different panels of cities, some in the sky,  and some perched high on mountaintops. Aside from the cities forming the iconic silhouette of the lady in Da Vinci’s painting, another noticeable aspect of this collage is that it also tries to mimic the color scheme of the original artwork. Possibly trying to evoke the familiarity of the Mona Lisa. Image credit: @TDRAW_Ai_Art via Nightcafe Studio#artwork #AI #NightcafeStudio #collage #recreation #MonaLisa

AI Can Identify Artist's Brushstrokes with over 96% AccuracyThere was a time when art connoisseurs were regarded as the ultimate go-to source when one sought to confirm the authenticity of a piece of artwork. Their ability to see what the untrained eyes couldn’t was seen as mysterious and even elusive, something of a higher plane that only a few were privy to.But now, the advent of AI might change the game completely. Recently, AI analysis performed by Art Recognition determined that “Samson and Delilah” (c.1609-10), a painting attributed to Peter Paul Rubens that was sold for £2.5 million in 1980, was confirmed with 91% of certainty to not be of the artist’s handiwork. Image: Samson and Delilah/Peter Paul Rubens/The National Gallery

Texas Artist Katherine Mason Creates Beautiful Works of Art with Lipstick Donated by People Affected by Breast CancerThe second leading cause of cancer death in women is breast cancer. It is a terrible disease that causes many complications in a woman's body. Some women are fortunate enough to overcome the disease and live to tell the tale. Others are not so lucky. To honor the many women who battle breast cancer, Katherine Mason creates artworks using lipstick from people who wrestled with the disease. The Houston-based artist hopes that her series "Painted with Lipstick" will inspire women battling breast cancer.Mason's series started a few years ago when one of her close friends was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer.Check out Mason’s artworks over at her Painted With Lipstick website.(Image Credit: ABC7)#BreastCancer #Artwork #Lipstick #Painting

Giant Snake Graffiti by Spanish Street Artist SFHIR Decorates This Staircase In Portugal Slytherins would be proud! Spanish street artist SFHIR has created a large-scale graffiti that portrays a little girl and a huge king cobra snake. The artwork, titled The Golden Legend, was commissioned by the International Contemporary Art Festival. The mural, located in Guarda, Portugal, shows a large snake slithering down the staircase as a blond girl stands on guard, ready to fight it.SFHIR specializes in imposing murals that combine spray paint graffiti with paintings using different tools such as airbrushes, brushes, and rollers. His skills are reflected in the intricate artwork details in the stand-off between the snake and the little girl. To showcase the various details in The Golden Legend, the viewers of the mural are placed in specific areas of the public space so they can get a perfect view of the artwork from different perspectives. Looking at the images alone proves that the artwork is mesmerizing. Imagine if you get to view it in person! #StreetMural #Artwork #Mural #Painting #Graffiti #SFHIR #TheGoldenLegend #Portugal #Art #StreetArt Image credit: SFHIR