Italian masters line up for inspection
By Lu Hong
Eighty-two works of art from the Uffizi Gallery collection will be on show from next week in Shanghai, the first time the Italian museum has held such a large-scale exhibition on the mainland.
'Secret Giotto' comes to light
Agencies
FLORENCE, Italy — Restorers using ultra-violet rays have rediscovered rich original details of Giotto's paintings in the Peruzzi Chapel in Florence's Santa Croce church that have been hidden for centuries.
Portrait of an artist
By Zhu Linyong
An unusual opening was held at National Art Museum of China in Beijing for a master painter, in celebration of his 90th birthday this year.
Art education should be child's play
By Chen Jie
I recently attended an art lecture held by the National Center for the Performing Arts, at which CCTV anchor Bai Yansong shared his views on classical music. Not a musician, nor an educator, Bai understands why most ordinary Chinese people feel classical music is a distant and high-brow art form.
Qi tops pops
By Zhu Linyong
Chinese painter Qi Baishi (1863-1957) has become the third best selling artist at global art auctions, figures from the market data organization Art Price show. Last year Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol scooped more than $220 million in sales. Qi is next, with more than $70 million in sales.
Sound of sorrow
By Zhang Zixuan
Zhao Xingtang will never forget the mournful music his grandfather played when his grandmother died in 1956.