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[1] [5] [7] Intangible heritage is seen as a repository of cultural diversity [3] and creative expression, as well as a driving force for living cultures. [5] Since it can be vulnerable to forces of globalization, social transformation, and intolerance, [6] UNESCO encourages communities to identify, document, protect, promote and revitalize ...
The sale was secret, but word was quietly spread to selected western art dealers and collectors that the paintings were on the market. The first foreign buyer to purchase Hermitage paintings was Calouste Gulbenkian , the founder of the Iraq Petroleum Company , who began buying paintings in early 1930, trading them for oil with the Russians.
[5] [6] The third list is the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices. In 2013, four elements were inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, which helps States Parties mobilize international cooperation and assistance to ensure the transmission of this heritage with the participation of the concerned ...
The sale of Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers was the first time a "modern" (in this case 1888) painting became the record holder. Old master paintings had previously dominated the market. [ 3 ] In contrast, there are currently only nine pre-1875 paintings among the listed top 89, and none created between 1635 and 1874.
A masterpiece, magnum opus, or chef-d'œuvre (French for 'master of work'; pl. chefs-d'œuvre; French: [ʃɛ.d‿œvʁ]) is a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or a work of outstanding creativity, skill, profundity, or workmanship.
Britain's Lost Masterpieces is a factual BBC Four documentary television series that aims to uncover overlooked art treasures in British public collections, in conjunction with Art UK. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is presented by Bendor Grosvenor , along with art historian Jacky Klein (series 1) and Emma Dabiri (series 2 to 5).
He also pointed out that buying and selling via auction was often a money-losing proposition, and commented that "you could quite easily play the game without buying any pictures at all and just going around collecting your $2 to $10 million handouts plus the odd free picture." He concluded by giving the game a very poor rating of only 1.5 out ...
[1] [2] Most have religious significance and many are influenced by visions which occur during peyote rituals. [1] [2] [10] Much of what is known about Huichol designs and symbols was put together by Norwegian explorer and ethnographer Carl Lumholtz in the late 19th century, but Huichol art and decoration has since become more varied.