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Revealing Love in a ‘New’ Vermeer Painting Restoring the ‘Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window,’ by Johannes Vermeer Standing by an open window, a young lady is engrossed in reading a letter. On a table in the foreground, a bowl of fruit seems to have been toppled, spilling some of its contents onto a colorful and richly woven “rug.” Perhaps, the lady toppled the bowl in her haste to read the letter she grips so tightly.  Or, as likely, Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, who created the picture “Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window,” painted the rug and fruit bowl to draw...

Foreign flagged ships detained in the UK during December 2020 The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that six foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during December 2020 after failing port state control (PSC) inspection. From: During December, there were four new detentions of foreign flagged vessels in a UK port. In response to one of the recommendations of Lord Donaldson’s inquiry into the prevention of pollution from merchant shipping, and in compliance with the EU Directive on Port State Control (2009/16/EC as amended), the Maritime and Coastgua...

10 exercise tips that will make fitness a little bit easier this year Save Follow Here we look at the small hacks you can make to incorporate more – and better – exercise into your lifestyle in 2021. All the tips and tricks suggested in the series are inspired by Telegraph 365, our daily health newsletter that offers small ideas that can make a big change to your life. Click here to sign up. 1. Squat to it Squatting is one of the most fundamental movements humans can do – slightly neglected since the 2680BC invention of the chair, but essential for health and mobility all th...

The biggest exhibitions of 2021 While last year was a disaster for exhibition programming around the world, museums and curators have not been idle and there are plenty of ambitious exhibitions due to open this year (virus-related lockdowns notwithstanding). Below you will find some of the must-see shows of 2021, from the Rijksmuseum’s examination of the slave trade and a reassessment of the Roman arch-villain Nero, to landmark retrospectives for Barbara Kruger, Yayoi Kusama, Sophie Taeuber-Arp and Jasper Johns. *Many exhibitions will be subject to Covid-19 restrictions—please ...

Share (Image: Supplied) It’s December and time to celebrate with gifts, love and family, however you unite to share your joy this season.  But what can you give the whole family that’s delicious yet won’t stretch your waistband , educational without giving anyone the back-to-school jitters, that’ll take you all over the world without even the slightest risk, and can bring you Capital D-drama that you can all talk about for months, without being mean to a single person? A something-for-everyone gift that’ll suit everyone’s taste will be a perfec...