ArtCurious News This Week: February 3, 2023

Hi there, listeners. It’s Friday, which means that it is time for ArtCurious News this Week, our short-form news roundup meant to bring you up to date on some of the latest goings-on in the realm of art history. I’m your host, Jennifer Dasal, and we’ve got some great stories for you today, Friday, February 3, 2023.

This week’s stories:

BBC: Mystery portrait likely to be Raphael masterpiece

The Guardian: Archaeologist hails possibly oldest mummy yet found in Egypt

The Daily Mail: Don't use the word 'MUMMY'... it's offensive to ancient Egyptians: Museums stop using age-old expression out of 'respect' for 3,000-year-old dead

ArtNews: Christie’s Ordered to Return Painting That Was Confiscated During World War II to Proust Heirs

The Art Newspaper: Musée d’Orsay acquires Caillebotte masterpiece thanks to €43m donation from LVMH

The Daily Mail: 'Don't take spell check for granite!' NYC officials are left red-faced by typo misspelling the name of artist Georgia O'Keeffe on plaque at Grand Central's newly unveiled $11B LIRR terminal

 

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