Chagall or Lenepveu or both? Row over Paris opera house dome enters legal arena
Descendant of 19-century artist demands removal of Marc Chagall’s 1960s canvasses that cover original fresco In 1962, the then French culture minister…
The Guardian reports: Descendant of 19-century artist demands removal of Marc Chagall’s 1960s canvasses that cover original fresco In 1962, the then French culture minister, André Malraux, reportedly bored by the ballet he was watching at Paris’s opera house, raised his eyes to the classical ceiling and decided it needed a makeover.
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