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Researchers discovered the likeness of the artist’s mother beneath the cobalt blue brushstrokes of a painting completed in 1927.
The National Gallery of Art will loan key objects from its historic collection to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States.
Over a century after its initial discovery, the only known amphitheater on Greece's Ionian Islands is finally being unveiled.
Experts think the figures represent a married couple—and that the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, was possibly a a priestess.
The famed artifact was long thought to have come from Sweden. A recent archaeological find suggests it originated on a Danish island.
Archaeologists unearthed two well-preserved funerary enclosures at Liternum Archaeological Park. One of them belonged to a Roman gladiator.
Following a five-year closure and expansion, The Frick Collection in New York City will reopen its historic mansion doors on April 17.
Deadly fires in South Korea have incinerated Gounsa Temple, which was founded in 681 CE, and threatened the UNESCO-listed Hahoe Folk Village.