Diego Velazquez portrait on view in NY Metropolitan Museum of ArtApril 24, 2013 - 16:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A portrait by 17th century artist Diego Velazquez will be on view in the U.S. for the first time at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art through July 14, 2013. Museum officials say "Portrait of Duke Francesco I d'Este" will be exhibited as part of the museum's renovated "New European Paintings Galleries, 1250 - 1800." The painting is on special loan while its temporarily-closed home museum in Modena, Italy repairs damages suffered in a 2012 earthquake. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |