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Botticelli’s masterpiece sold for $ 10.4 million

Botticelli's masterpiece sold for $ 10.4 million

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John – Botticelli’s masterpiece sold for $ 10.4 million

Botticelli’s masterpiece sold for $ 10.4 million
Sometimes, painting by Florentine Botticelli “Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John”, called the Rockefeller Madonna. It’s because the painting was for 50 years in the collection of the Rockefeller family. The masterpiece by Botticelli – sold for $ 10.4 million at Christie’s on January 30, 2013. In the Rockefeller family it was from the 1930’s, and then kept in a private New York collection. Organizers had hoped for its trades $ -7 million, but the final cost considerably surpassed appraisal painting. Among other precious lots – 51 paintings, including masterpieces by FRA Bartolomeo, Agnolo Bronzino, and Lucas Cranach the younger. Also, Claude Lorrain, Francois Boucher, Jean Antoine Watteau, Thomas Gainsborough, Theodore Gericault and Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres.
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Russian billionaires most expensive art

Russian billionaires most expensive art

Russian billionaires most expensive art. Daria Zhukova and Roman Abramovich

Russian billionaires most expensive art, according to forbes.ru. Many masterpieces of world art gain new owners at auctions or through private transactions. They often disappear from sight for years. In Russia this question is particularly acute: about their purchases often even the owners of absolutely legitimate billion business prefer not to tell, not to mention the huge number of private buyers of antiques. But most of the major collections sooner or later come to light. Sometimes rich owners decide it’s time to show them to the world, sometimes against their will. About the collection of paintings of Russian tycoon Dmitry Rybolovlev became known only thanks to his ongoing divorce with his wife, who claimed about her rights on part of his treasures.
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15 wealthiest monarchs of the world

15 wealthiest monarchs of the world

Queen Elizabeth II. 15 wealthiest monarchs of the world

15 wealthiest monarchs of the world

Kings, queens and monarchs have always been in the most advantaged position to accumulate wealth. The Forbes has published the list of the 15 wealthiest monarchs on the planet as of January 29, 2013.
Queen Elizabeth II, her status: 60 billion pounds, or $94,8 billion. The traditional counting does not take into account the unique objects that are treated as public property, and gives a very modest amount of several hundred million dollars. Meanwhile, taking into account the cost of Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace, St. James’s Palace and Holyrood, Windsor Castle and other properties owned by the Royal family and the Royal art collections. So the British monarch takes the first line in the list of most wealthy colleagues.
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Nebra Sky Disk

Mysterious Nebra Sky Disk

Beautiful and Mysterious Nebra Sky Disk

This mysterious Sky Disk decorates the archaeological State Museum of Prehistory, founded in Naumburg in 1819. In 1825 the museum moved to Halle, Germany. According to scientists, The Nebra Sky Disk dates back to the early Bronze Age. In fact, it was an astronomical instrument, the world’s oldest known. Noteworthy, the museum exhibits 15 million items.
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Carnevale di Venezia

Carnevale di Venezia 2015

Light bulbs glowing in the dark spectacularly decorate the costume. Carnevale di Venezia 2015

Carnevale di Venezia. On Saturday, January 26 the streets of Venice began the traditional Carnival, which in 2013, is held under the motto “life in color” and will last till February 12. Within two weeks, residents and visitors will be entertained by theatrical performances, fire and water shows, exhibitions and evening activities. The choice of colors of the Carnival is influenced by the history of Italian painting. Many spend several thousand euros on the purchase of stylized historical costumes that are participating in a special contest. Nearly three million tourists annually come to Venice to become a part of the festivities that everyone should see at least once in life.
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Fairy Castle by Colleen Moore

Fairy Castle by Colleen Moore

Fairy Castle by Colleen Moore. Colleen Moore became famous for her luxurious jewelry dollhouse Fairy Castle

Fairy Castle by Colleen Moore
Beautiful American silent film era star Colleen Moore was born on August 19, 1899, in Port Huron, Michigan. The list of movies where the actress played consists of more than 60 films. But Colleen has also become famous for her luxurious jewelry dollhouse Fairy Castle. The passion for doll houses was inspired by her father Charles Morrison. In her childhood the girl owned seven doll houses, constructed by her father. The first doll house with detailed miniature furniture was built from a cigar box, the actress wrote in her autobiography “Silent Star”, in 1968. Charles Morrison encouraged 29-year-old Colleen for creating her own jewelry doll house. And the Hollywood actress used all resources to create an amazing doll house of large proportions. It took Moore 7 years, more than 700 craftsmen – architects, designers, jewelers, artists to make her dream come true.
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World most expensive toys

World most expensive toys

World most expensive toys

World most expensive toys
There are dolls, toy cars and plush toy animals, which price is comparable to the price of a luxurious car. In the ranking of Forbes Magazine, these are 10 most expensive toys in the world. The most expensive porcelain doll (above photo) costs $ 263 000, sold at Theriault’s auction in Atlanta in in 2009. In the early 20th century, a native of France Albert Marquet was the most famous puppeteer. The exhibition of his dolls in Paris in 1915 became very popular in all Europe. The collection consisted of hundreds of dolls, some of which were immediately sold. Others were packed in the boxes and hid in a hope to keep until better times. However, experts claim that only twenty dolls have survived to this day, which cost now hundreds of thousands dollars. The rare porcelain beauties are a dream of wealthy lovers of vintage toys.
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Christy Turlington model and humanitarian

Christy Turlington model and humanitarian

Wonder Woman – Christy Turlington model and humanitarian

Christy Turlington model and humanitarian
American supermodel of 90’s and advocate for global maternal health Christy Nicole Turlington was born on January 2, 1969, in the small town of Walnut Creek, California, United States. As a child Christy Turlington never thought about a career in the fashion industry. At the age of 13 she had a passion for horses, trained every day and even participated in a local contest. Around this time she was discovered by the photographer Dennie Cody, Christie’s parents reluctantly agreed to the model work. At first Christy didn’t take a new occupation seriously, but she thought that the modelling would bring her the money for equestrian sports.
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Unknown Anton Chekhov

Unknown Anton Chekhov

Unknown Anton Chekhov

Unknown Anton Chekhov

Prominent Russian short-story writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov did not like to write about himself. The great writer even said that he had autobiographobia. And since Chekhov was a doctor by profession, he knew that this was a disease. It is known that Chekhov often wrote under pseudonyms, he had over fifty of them. The most famous – My brother’s brother, Antosha Chekhonte, Schiller Shakespearovich Gotte, Man without a spleen, Doctor without patients. Of all writers Anton Chekhov is the most filmed.
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