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Leonardo da Vinci painting mystery solved
6-11-2019 |
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The world's most expensive painting - Salvator Mundi - mysteriously disappeared shortly after being sold.
Da Vinci's 'claw hand' stopped him painting
5-5-2019 | 4
A 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
3-1-2019 | 17
Lyn Cinderey started to feel unwell after viewing a piece named 'Sinister' at a haunted objects exhibition.
Russian authorities paint polluted snow white
VIDEO 12-21-2018 | 4
Residents 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
11-28-2018 | 13
Early human cave paintings dating back thousands of years could depict more than just hunting scenes.
Painting of young Jesus discovered in church
11-16-2018 | 9
Archaeologists have partially reconstructed a 1,500-year-old depiction of Jesus when he was a young man.
Mystery surrounds theft of $160M painting
8-6-2018 | 6
When 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?
3-22-2018 | 13
Rather than ramming or nuking a large space rock, scientists have suggested simply covering it in paint.
Neanderthals created oldest known cave art
2-23-2018 | 6
A new study has found that Neanderthals, not humans, created the world's oldest known cave paintings.
'Haunted' painting has sold in New Zealand
1-19-2018 | 26
An acrylic painting purchased from an antique store has earned itself something of a haunted reputation.
$450 million da Vinci painting buyer revealed
VIDEO 12-9-2017 | 4
The mystery of who paid $450 million for Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' has now been solved.
Mystery surrounds $450M da Vinci painting
11-16-2017 | 28
The 500-year-old painting, which sold for a record-breaking sum at auction, has a few peculiarities.
Lost Raphael masterpiece found in Scotland
10-4-2016 | 5
A 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
5-6-2016 | 9
Scientists are hoping to extract DNA from skin and hair samples found on some of Da Vinci's paintings.
Boy trips in museum, damages $1.5M painting
VIDEO 8-25-2015 | 29
A 12-year-old from Taiwan ended up putting his hand through a priceless Paolo Porpora painting.
Mystery of the Mona Lisa's smile solved
8-20-2015 | 14
Researchers have identified a subtle optical illusion responsible for the painting's enigmatic smile.
Anti-urination wall paint trialled in Hamburg
3-7-2015 | 22
Germany has come up with a novel new way to stop drunk revelers from relieving themselves on walls.
Strange orange snow falls over Russia
VIDEO 2-5-2015 | 19
The Russian city of Saratov ended up painted orange this week as tinted snowflakes fell from the heavens.
DNA survives trip in to space on a rocket
11-29-2014 | 6
The DNA managed to survive being painted on to the outside of a rocket and blasted in to space.
UFO and ET cave paintings found in India
7-18-2014 | 49
A number of unusual cave paintings dating back 10,000 years have been discovered in Chhattisgarh.
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