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According to auction house Osenat, Napoleon Bonaparte tried to commit suicide using the guns on April 12, 1814, after military defeat had forced him into abdication.

The exhibition will show off 180 pieces from the anonymous street artist.

He was remembered as a dedicated painter who mentored hundreds of young aspiring artists throughout his 80-year-long career.

The business has paused operations, but its Australian founder says it could still be worth $1 billion.

Artist Laura Jones, a four-time finalist, said she was "shocked and humbled" to have won the top prize.

When people go to the theatre they are transported into another world but behind the scenes there IS another world of busy cast and crew making sure everything is right on the night!

The prize, valued at $3000, is decided upon by the Art Gallery of NSW staff who unpack and hang the Archibald entries.

The most expensive album ever sold, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, will be available for public listening for the first time at the Museum of Old and Modern Art.

A range of light installations, music performances, food festivals and experiences will be available for Sydneysiders and tourists.

Supporters said Rinehart 'does not have the authority to pressure the gallery into withdrawing the painting simply because she dislikes it'.

Social media videos have shown people flashing body parts to people on the other side.

A portrait of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work the British leader loathed has gone on display at Churchill’s birthplace ahead of an auction in June.

His secret artistic wonderland created in a rented unit has now been given protected status.

The Cold Chisel frontman said he was good but hoped he wouldn't "pop a valve".

The work quickly attracted crowds including Banksy fans from around the world. Two days later, it was splashed with white paint.

Shortly after the elusive street artist laid claim to the work online, it had a new addition.

Art stolen by the Nazis in WWII was spread across the world. Few countries are working to give it back.

If you see any of these paintings hanging in someone's house, you should call the police.

Some of the content was altered after a request by the country's president.

A nine-year-old Swiftie has spoken about her up-close meeting with Taylor Swift during the singer's first MCG concert, as the pop star performs for a second night in Melbourne.

Organisers announced today that festivals across regional cities would not go ahead in late-April.

The incident came as farmers threatened to blockade Paris with their tractors.

Staff at one of Adelaide's largest hospitals have been left in shock after a man walked into a cardiology waiting room and brazenly stole a painting off the wall.

A man has reportedly been arrested after allegedly removing a new Banksy art piece from the streets of London.

But by 12.30pm two men were seen removing the sign from a junction in Peckham, southeast London, using bolt cutters.

The ultra rare African artefact is at the centre of a legal dispute playing out in the French courts.

New research has solved a decades-old mystery about a hidden layer beneath one of the Dutch artist's most famous paintings.

The artworks were tied to an art dealer and collector accused of running a huge antiquities trafficking network out of Southeast Asia.

Take a rare glimpse into cultural artefacts from the ancient world.

International auctioneers Christie's are staying tight lipped about why the rare work was slapped with the warning.

Sandro Botticelli famously painted"The Birth of Venus"

She posted it for $100 but it's estimated value was far more.

Graffiti artist Banksy has kept his identity a closely-guarded secret for decades, but it appears we now know his first name.

The world's most famous art museum has forked out the big bucks after the French government assigned the unassuming artwork "national treasure status".

Dolly Parton made a guest appearance via video to present a country music award.

The biggest names in Australian music are at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion for the 37th ARIA Awards.

The group has targeted some of the world's most famous artworks as it tries to ram home the message of cutting fossil fuels.

Four men have been charged over the theft of an 18-carat gold toilet from Blenheim Palace, the English mansion where Winston Churchill was born.

Co-founder Will Scuderi talks espresso's new $1499 display and who it's made for.

He spent the ill-gotten gain to buy a new apartment, watches and a Rolls-Royce car.

Three artworks believed stolen during the Holocaust from a Jewish art collector and entertainer have been seized from museums in three different states by New York law enforcement authorities.

The shock delivery brings a three year operation to a close. The detective at the thick of it said he and the police involved were going off to have a drink after returning the painting.

They were acquired by a British professor visiting the Outback but languished for years in a store room.

Brisbane painter Mick Brown spent the last 10 years collecting 1970s Holden, Ford and Chrysler cars but recently turned his collection into art.

Speculation is growing about a mysterious skull rock carving found on a New Zealand beach.

The woman even jokingly stated the painting might be legit after she bought it in 2017.

A 'cursed' painting on sale in a charity shop has been returned twice by buyers, with one woman saying there is 'something wrong with it."

As a former prime minister's portrait has been revealed, we have looked back at all of the leader's since federation.

Artist Jaq Grantford has won the Archibald Prize ANZ Peoples Choice Award with her portrait of the beloved children's television host Noni Hazlehurst.

The red graffiti stretching along 100 metres of a white wall did not last long before it got covered up by an onslaught of anti-Beijing slogans.