'Cupid and Psyche', sold for over a one and a half million euros

26/04/2010 09:17:00  (Comenta la noticia)

The auction house Sotheby's in New York has sold the painting Cupid and Psyche for $ 2.2 million (1.6 million) , by French artist William Bouguereau in which two lovers are depicted as adults on a large scale. The work was valued at between 1.8 and $ 2.2 million (1.4 and 1.6 million euros) and finally sold at a total of $ 2,210,500 (1.651 million euros), within the bid of the auction house in the Big Apple devoted to European art of the nineteenth century and which has raised a total of over $ 13.2 million (986 million euros). Cupid and Psyche ...   Read More »

Clegg: "If Brown is third, he will not be prime minister"

26/04/2010 09:00:00  (Comenta la noticia)

The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, said yesterday that Gordon Brown will not remain prime minister if the Labour Party is third in votes in the election on May 6. With his statements, Clegg found himself running for prime minister, because at this stage the Liberals will have the legitimacy of having won the support of the public. His remarks coincide with a wave of polls in the Sunday papers that confirm that the Conservatives hardly achieve its goal of achieving an absolute majority, which would leave the government formation in Clegg. However, and although there is some disparity of results,...   Read More »

"We don't want to be attended by blacks"

26/04/2010 11:12:28  (Comenta la noticia)

A British family has been hauled into court in the U.S. because, they allegedly, asked in a luxury hotel that they did not want to be attended by any black person during their stay. According to The Telegraph, the family stayed at the Ritz Carlton in Naples,...   Read More »

Lady Gaga records her new album on her tour bus!

26/04/2010 10:59:47  (Comenta la noticia)

Lady Gaga is submerged in her Monster Ball Tour, but continues to record new material in one of the tour buses where she has made a mini-studio. "She may be on tour, but that does not stop work on her next album," said his ...   Read More »

'I still have to prove I can match Messi'

26/04/2010 11:46:53  (Comenta la noticia)

Robin Van Persie admits he still has a long way to go before he can justify comparisons with Lionel Messi. Earlier this month Arsène Wenger claimed that his Dutch striker would be considered a "world great" like the Barcelona star if he had sustained his early-season form instead of rupturing ankle ligaments in November. Van Persie is finally back in the Arsenal side after that injury and followed an impressive cameo at Tottenham ...   Read More »