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Inside the cave.
Mejillones, Chile

Punta Guaque 01

This hidden pre-Columbian rock art depicts a whale hunt.
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The Reunion of Two Halves of a Piece of Paper Ripped Apart by Paul Cézanne

They could help piece together his life and work.
Matthew Taub July 12, 2019
Upon close inspection of Heinrich Berann's depiction of Yellowstone, dazzling details emerge.
panoramas

The Painted Panoramas That Will Make You Yearn for Yosemite and Dream of Denali

Step into Heinrich Berann's sweeping portraits of America's national parks.
Jessica Leigh Hester July 11, 2019
It's not clear whether these landscapes are real or imagined.
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Found: Very Old Paintings on the Fancy Vault Doors of Wyoming’s Capitol Building

Rugged mountains and peaceful streams were hidden under layers of brown paint.
Jessica Leigh Hester July 8, 2019
"El Mundo Mágico de los Mayas" from Leonora Carrington.
Mexico City, Mexico

National Museum of Anthropology Murals

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.
Timor-Leste

Rock Art at Nino Konis Santana National Park

Ancient images hide within the park's caves.
Researchers may have discovered the only recording of Frida Kahlo's voice...or maybe not.
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Found: The Only Recording of Frida Kahlo’s Voice, Probably

In the recording, she likens Diego Rivera to a toad.
Sabrina Imbler June 17, 2019
The Upside Down Painting of King Philip V
Játiva, Spain

The Upside Down Painting of King Philip V

This portrait of Philip V is always hung upside down, in a protest three centuries in the making.
Freed from behind the wall, it'll soon be on its way to a new permanent home.
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An Old Painting of Vermont's Ancient Rocks Was Hidden Behind a Wall for Decades

The 1930s depiction of Lone Rock Point has finally resurfaced.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 10, 2019
Detail from the painting.
Tallinn, Estonia

St Nicholas' Church Danse Macabre

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.
Santa Barbara, California

Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.
Krakow, Poland

Statue of Jan Matejko

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.
Mythical canaries adorning the ceremonial hall.
Tambon Pong Ngam, Thailand

Wat Tham Pla

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.
The abbey entrance.
Valence-sur-Baïse, France

Flaran Abbey

A treasure trove of fine art is hiding inside this small medieval abbey in Gascony.
Captain Cook, Hawaii

The Painted Church

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.
"In Between."
Stockholm, Sweden

'In Between'

What looks like a birch tree smushed between two pieces of glass often confounds commuters.
St Helen's Passageway, where Jane Burden was born.
Oxford, England

Jane Burden's Birthplace

A plaque marks the humble origins of an artistic muse who embodied the ideals of Pre-Raphaelite beauty.
Strawberries, illustrated by Deborah G. Passmore.
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Why the USDA Hired Artists to Paint Thousands of Fruits

Researchers and a Twitter bot use them today.
Rohini Chaki March 26, 2019