Hitler's Parents Portraits, Cairo's Graffiti & Cave Art: The Week In Art (PHOTOS)

It's been a bizarre week in Arts: portraits of Hitler's parents surfaced, ancient cave art was discovered, we explored the revolution in Cairo's street art, bullfighting was reclassified in Spain, James Franco parted ways with is performance art partner and Brooke Shields extended her Broadway run. This are our highlights of the week; what were yours?

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[farmerlady]

10:51 AM on 08/14/2011

Hitler's mother was poor and never had her picture painted. Hitler's stepfather, from which he took the name Hitler, was not his real father. Hitler was a "freigebornen", or an illegitimate child. I don't see how these upper middle class portraits could have ever figured into Hitler's early life which was inredibly hardscrabble. I don't think they are real.

[Teresa Marques]

06:56 AM on 08/08/2011

Real, but painted when and by whom? The history of his family should cast doubt on anyone ever having painted his mother. The eyes look too much like the son's eyes, which suggests this was a painting created under the son's direction.

[Vikingdave]

06:50 AM on 08/08/2011

What a rip. Not one photo of Hitlers parents. Herr Beck and frau Bachmann.

[caroline gray]

07:09 PM on 08/06/2011

SO SO SO excited to see the bad taste show in London in a couple weeks. Chapman Brothers never fail to inspire and make me laugh : )!