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Da Vinci's 'claw hand' stopped him painting
May 5, 2019A new study has suggested that an injury sustained from a fall may have left Leonardo da Vinci unable to paint.
Woman faints after viewing 'haunted' painting
Mar 1, 2019Lyn Cinderey started to feel unwell after viewing a piece named 'Sinister' at a haunted objects exhibition.
Russian authorities paint polluted snow white
VIDEO Dec 21, 2018Residents in the town of Mysky were disturbed to find that some of the snow had been covered in white paint.
Cave art could depict cataclysmic events
Nov 28, 2018Early human cave paintings dating back thousands of years could depict more than just hunting scenes.
Painting of young Jesus discovered in church
Nov 16, 2018Archaeologists have partially reconstructed a 1,500-year-old depiction of Jesus when he was a young man.
Mystery surrounds theft of $160M painting
Aug 6, 2018When elderly couple Jerry and Rita Alter died, a stolen painting worth millions was found in their bedroom.
Could paint save us from a doomsday asteroid?
Mar 22, 2018Rather than ramming or nuking a large space rock, scientists have suggested simply covering it in paint.
Neanderthals created oldest known cave art
Feb 23, 2018A new study has found that Neanderthals, not humans, created the world's oldest known cave paintings.
'Haunted' painting has sold in New Zealand
Jan 19, 2018An acrylic painting purchased from an antique store has earned itself something of a haunted reputation.
$450 million da Vinci painting buyer revealed
VIDEO Dec 9, 2017The mystery of who paid $450 million for Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' has now been solved.
Mystery surrounds $450M da Vinci painting
Nov 16, 2017The 500-year-old painting, which sold for a record-breaking sum at auction, has a few peculiarities.
Five 'lost' archbishops found beneath church
Apr 16, 2017The remains of five former Archbishops of Canterbury have been unearthed under a medieval parish church.
Lost Raphael masterpiece found in Scotland
Oct 4, 2016A painting believed to be the work of Italian painter Raphael has been found in an 18th-century home.
DNA to help solve Leonardo da Vinci mystery
May 6, 2016Scientists are hoping to extract DNA from skin and hair samples found on some of Da Vinci's paintings.
What happened to New Zealand's terraces ?
May 1, 2016Were the Pink and White terraces of Lake Rotomahana really destroyed when Mount Tarawera erupted ?
Boy trips in museum, damages $1.5M painting
VIDEO Aug 25, 2015A 12-year-old from Taiwan ended up putting his hand through a priceless Paolo Porpora painting.
Mystery of the Mona Lisa's smile solved
Aug 20, 2015Researchers have identified a subtle optical illusion responsible for the painting's enigmatic smile.
Figure found hidden in Da Vinci's Mona Lisa
VIDEO May 16, 2015A controversial new video claims to have cracked an alternative version of the Da Vinci code.
Anti-urination wall paint trialled in Hamburg
Mar 7, 2015Germany has come up with a novel new way to stop drunk revelers from relieving themselves on walls.
DNA survives trip in to space on a rocket
Nov 29, 2014The DNA managed to survive being painted on to the outside of a rocket and blasted in to space.
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