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Braga, Portugal

Polychrome Augustus of Prima Porta

A replica of the Roman emperor in glorious full color.
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Video: The Creative Tapestry of Paintbrush Alley

This alley bursts with creative inspiration, featuring graffiti art, gorgeous murals, sculptured scaffolding, and mosaic tile masterpieces.
Country House
Viciebsk, Belarus

Zdravnevo

The country estate of renowned Ukrainian-born artist Ilya Repin.
Nazi World War II Enigma machines can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction—even those uncovered from the seafloor.
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6 Unexpected Treasures Found in Curious Places

From a Nazi code machine found at the bottom of a bay to a vintage Babe Ruth card hidden in a piano.
Sarah Durn May 20, 2022
Elizabeth Siddall posed for hours in freezing water for Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais's "Ophelia."
paintings

The Real Women Behind Art’s Masterpieces

History’s best-known muses were artists in their own right.
Sarah Durn April 29, 2022
paintings

Is This $88 Portrait the Work of a 17th-Century Flemish Master?

Science and historical research say….maybe.
Sarah Durn January 28, 2022
'The Domes of the Yosemite' at St. Johnsbury Athenaeum
St. Johnsbury, Vermont

St. Johnsbury Athenaeum

A 150-square-foot masterpiece of American landscape art is the crown jewel of this library and art gallery in Vermont.
The Haverstraw house that inspired a painting and a film.
Haverstraw, New York

The House by the Railroad

This house was the subject of an Edward Hopper painting, which in turn helped inspire the design of the Bates house in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho.'
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Lallio, Italy

Church of San Bernardino

The walls of this tiny Italian church are entirely covered with frescoes.
In a small village in southern Norway, a church wall is filled with thousands of tiny demons—and that's not the oddest thing about the mural.
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The Curious Case of Norway’s Disturbing Demon Wall

A respected conservator restoring a centuries-old church mural saw the devil in the details—and created a wholly imagined, diabolical scene.
Gemma Tarlach October 13, 2021
Approaching the Gallery.
Atotonilco, Mexico

Galeria Atotonilco

Inside this gallery is amazing folk art from across Mexico.
Grant Wood Studio
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Grant Wood Studio

Grant Wood painted some of his most famous works of art at this studio.
Hall featuring many of the Bronco Buster statues.
Ogdensburg, New York

Frederic Remington Art Museum

Located on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, this mansion is home to a massive art collection.
Leonardo's Horse Allentown PA
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Leonardo's Horse Scale Model

A smaller model of the Da Vinci sculpture that took 500 years to come to life.
The Paolozzi's Studio
Edinburgh, Scotland

The Paolozzi Studio

A recreation of pop art pioneer Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi's London studio.
One of da Vinci's self-portraits in the laboratory.
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Zooming in on the Microbiome of Some da Vinci Masterpieces

A new study found plenty of bacteria, fungi, and insect remains, but nothing to be alarmed about.
Matthew Taub November 25, 2020
"Cats and Hibiscus" shows a standoff between two cats next to a thicket of the flowering plant (fuyō).
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A Great Wave of Hokusai Drawings Resurfaced at the British Museum

“This is definitely one of the greatest discoveries of Hokusai works in a long time."
Claire Voon September 17, 2020
Cobweb painting, Chester Cathedral
Chester, England

The Cobweb Picture

Chester Cathedral is home to a unique painting crafted on a canvas of cobwebs.