Small Town is Giddy With Excitement That it Appears in Background of World's Most Famous Portrait-the Mona Lisa
Laterina, in the province of Arezzo, sits on a river called the Arno in a valley where Da Vinci worked for the cardinal Cesare Borgia
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2 Unknown Rembrandts Hidden in Private Collection for 200 Years Sparks Upcoming Auction
Experts at the Rijksmuseum say the nature of the portraits show there probably was great affection between the families and the painter.
Hear the World's Greatest Voices Read the World's Greatest Letters
Produced by Benedict Cumberbatch, the Letters Live show is an incredibly moving celebration of the human spirit – and now for the first time ever, it is coming to America.
Artistic Doctor Transforms Kids' Broken Arms Into Animated Artwork Especially For Them-LOOK
Kids with broken arms at one Chicago hospital never expected to leave with a piece of cast art designed just for them.
Renovation Unearths Paintings Behind Kitchen Walls Nearly 400-Years-old
In York, a seemingly normal apartment was hiding a historic secret for centuries until a kitchen remodeling exposed it to the light of day.
A Fisherman's Underwater Sculptures Have Stopped Illegal Trawling - Bringing Art and Biodiversity Back to Italian Bay
Looking for a way to block underwater trawling nets, Paolo the fisherman managed to create an underwater sculpture garden in Tuscany.
Ancient Cave Markings Finally Decoded By Amateur Scientist-A Calendar of When Animals Mated 20,000 Years Ago
An amateur scientist has decoded the meaning of cave markings used in Ice Age drawings-notations that recorded birth and mating of species.
Flickr Users Discover New Species of Insect
A photographer in Malaysia who specializes in macro photography was hiking in a state park when he came across a lovely green lacewing. He posted the photos on the Web. When a scientist came across them, he realized it was an entirely new species. The discovery of Semachrysa jade, named by the two men, has been described as a triumph of citizen science, surging amid the advent of digital cameras, the internet and social media.
The Painting Paid for Grilled Cheese Sandwiches 50 Years Ago - Now Earns the Restaurant Thousands
In a humble Ontario diner, a fan of the grilled cheese traded a painting he bought from a poor painter for a sandwich.
'Astonishing' 1,300-Year-old Gold and Gemstone Necklace is the Richest Ever Uncovered in Britain
Archaeologists uncovered an "astonishing" 1,300-year-old necklace in Northamptonshire, discovered during a housing development excavatio.
Artwork That Can Exist Only in Space Delights Everyone Aboard the International Space Station-LOOK
Artwork that can exist only in outer space was unveiled aboard the International Space Station after a physicist and artist teamed up.
Stunning Ancient Artwork Found at Site Sacked by ISIS: Assyrian Depictions Not Seen For 2,600 Years-LOOK
Archeologists found the stunning reliefs in a sealed gateway unknown in any previous excavations or surveys of the site.
Artist Creates Iconic Landscapes From Food-Then Donates to Hungry People (LOOK)
An artist used organic food to create iconic landscapes-and they do look good enough to eat, because they are.
Stolen Van Gogh Returned by Sherlock Holmes of the Art World-Seized from Museum During COVID
Brand had heard from someone anonymously who could get their hands on the painting and return it, and worked to gain their trust
Passionate Horror Fan Now Earns Thousands Teaching Creepy Make-Up Looks on Social Media
Horror-movie fan Natasha Jane Wood now earns thousands every month sharing her creepy make-up techniques from her home in the UK.
24,000-Year-Old Cave Art Suddenly Found in Well-Known Paleolithic Cave Shelter in Spain
It wasn't until 2021 that scientists discovered rock art that seemed to depict extinct animals that would have roamed the paleolithic Europe.
Long-Lost Sketch by Landscape Master John Constable Found in an Old Suitcase
Constable painted many preliminary sketches of his landscapes, and with their free and vigorous brushwork, were revolutionary at the time,
A Thrift Store Shopper Joked She'd Found a Famous Artist's Work for $4 - and Actually She Really Had
While the painting had famous Maine artist NC Wyeth's signature on it, the woman simply assumed it was false, or a reproduction.
Artist Creates Stunning Portraits Using Just Pebbles in Amazing Time Lapse Video
An artist in Portsmouth is creating mosaic portraits of famous figures like Gandhi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Queen Elizabeth II using pebbles. 47-year-old Englishman Justin Bateman first started making abstract art in 2018 using organic materials and came up with the idea of using stone after tracing the outline of his bicycle with pebbles. Since then […]
MIT Scientists Accidentally Discover 'Blackest Black' Material Ever, Inspired by Artist Who Uses it to Amaze Audiences
MIT researchers had been developing carbon nanotubes with pantry ingredients-and when they used salt, they were startled by its resulting color, or lack it.
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