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Precious Velázquez painting found in the basement of Yale University

Mónica Boixeda Madrilenian, Only-Be

Velazquez is one of the world´s most famous painters and also recognized as one of the most important and influential Spanish painters. It comes as truly amazing news that Yale has found an alleged work by the artist stored away in the basement of the university. John Marciari, a curator who was working to archive art during the renovation of the University´s Art Museum found the painting back in 2003 but did not want to believe it was Velasquez. For a long time he paid no attention to his gut feeling and doubted his own discovery. He thought he was crazy, but followed his hunch that the it was an early work of Velasquez, hallowed painter of “Las Meninas”. Previously the painting, called The Education of the Virgin, had been attributed to an anonymous artist of the Spanish school of the seventeenth century, but Marciari wrote a 40 page article, partially published in the next edition of Ars Magazine, where he explains what were the indications that encouraged him to think that it was in fact an early work of Velasquez. The actual structure of canvas that was used to paint the work was the same those often used by Velazquez early in his career. According Marciari this painting was made in 1617 when the artist was only was 18. Current director of the Velazquez Center, Benito Navarrete, said that this is a very important find, but Marciari is still waiting to hear back from the Museo del Prado, which is the highest authority in the world in relation to the painter. The Museo del Prado now has the... read more

Outdoor Cinema this summer in Barcelona at Montjuic

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian, Only-Be, Things to do in Barcelona

Montjuic is a treasure trove, flanked by the Palace Museum of Art, the Ethnographic Museum surrounded by pleasant gardens, a botanical garden and topped by ancient fortified castle originally constructed in1640 now employed as a military museum, Every year the beautiful natural area of Montjuic is filled with cultural activities both for those who inhabit this city and for the thousands of visitors who walk its streets in the warm days during the summer. Theatre, music, dance, sports all attract people to this emblematic and symbolic corner of Barcelona One of the most successful events is its animated cycle of Open Air Cinema. The program doesn’t just focus on film, but also but a fair mix of music, film and the possibility for visitors to Barcelona apartments to share a moment of leisure and relaxation in a pleasant natural environment. Each time the cycle starts at about 21:00 pm with a varied musical program that lasts an hour followed by the projection on the side of Montjuic Castle of both classic and modern movies. During August, the program consists of three projections. The first of these is the film Revolutionary Road, which will be screened on Monday August 2nd. This film by American director Sam Mendes is set in the 50´s and features stunning acting by mega-stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as a young couple who must fight for their ideals. The second is the director Matteo Garrone´s controversial film Gomorra which will be shown on Wednesday, August 4th. It exposes all the corrupt networks and the powerful connections of the Italian Camorra. To end the month of... read more

Old predictions for the future actually turned out to be true

Mónica Boixeda Istanbulite, Only-Be

In the last article talked about people´s predictions for the year 2050. There will be robots that do everything and we will all be elderly cyborgs who survived World War III. Maybe! History shows that the predictions people make tend to be surprisingly accurate…. In 1900, a magazine asked its readers to send in their predictions about the future. For example, they imagined that houses would be climatized with hot air and cold air that came through pipes. Although they didn´t correctly imagine the form the technology we know today would take, they knew perfectly well that there would be air conditioning. Many more of their predictions have come true since then, even before they imagined they would, for better or worse. Sometimes what we dream of for the future isn´t what´s best for us, even if it is feasible. For example, these readers thought the cars would be much more common than horses, and horses become a cult object for the wealthy. Now, we see that our forefathers were right, but the price of progress is that we are suffering a great economic and ecological crisis because of our dependence on oil and cars, not to mention a health crisis caused by living a much more sedentary lifestyle than our ancestors lived. They also thought that photography would become a part of everyday life, and capable of representing the day´s events almost instantly. They also saw the possibility of live television broadcasts, or as they said “People will be able to see what´s happening in the world from anywhere else” Thanks to the Internet and television, we are... read more