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Hidden Sketch Found Underneath Da Vinci’s 500-Year-Old Masterpiece ‘Virgin Of The Rocks’
Advanced technology has detected the sketch of a Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece hidden beneath the finished product as well as ...
I took America's weirdest road trip on Route 66
It’s first stop on my road-trip loop (from Phoenix) of Arizona’s section of Route 66 – the longest intact stretch of this ...
Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed
The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ...
National Catholic Register23d
ACLU Challenges Statues of Catholic Saints at Massachusetts Public Safety Building
The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts is challenging a city mayor’s plan to erect statues of two Catholic ... the image of the angel brandishing a sword or spear to the devil ...
La Brújula Verde25d
A Study Reveals That Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Painted and Adorned with Textiles and Jewelry but Also Perfumed
Credit: Romaine / Wikimedia Commons The research is based on a series of classical texts describing how statues of gods and illustrious figures were perfumed. For example, the Roman orator Cicero ...
Greek Reporter25d
Greek Statues Were Not Only Painted and Dressed But Also Perfumed, Study Reveals
Credit: /Wikimedia Commons/ Ashmolean Museum CC BY-4.0 Archaeologists have uncovered a little-known aspect of ancient art: Greek and Roman statues were not just painted and adorned but also perfumed.
Sydney Morning Herald27d
No need for red paint: Taiwan finds a fix to historical statue problem
Taipei: In a nondescript park, about an hour’s drive north-west of Taipei, Taiwan has fashioned a novel, if controversial, answer to the statue wars that have raged across many countries.