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An undiscovered painting by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) of a mystery woman, hidden for more than a century beneath one of the very first paintings from the artist’s famous Blue Period, has been revealed by conservators at The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, using specialist imaging technology to examine the work for the first time.
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Mysterious portrait of a woman revealed beneath Picasso painting
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 03: (L - R) Danielle, Minji, Hyein, Hanni and Haerin of NewJeans perform in concert during Lollapalooza at Grant Park on August 03, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Gary Miller/FilmMagic)
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K-pop act NewJeans unveils new identity — and a new name
The imagery of a portrait using non-invasive analytical techniques, including a multi-modal scanner, developed by the APAC Labs of the Cyprus Institute in collaboration with the Center for Research and Restoration of the Museums of France (C2RMF), hangs at the Limassol Municipal Arts Center in Limassol, Cyprus January 30, 2025. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
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‘Uncovering a puzzle’: Experts discover portrait hidden beneath Titian masterpiece
Interior of the Royal Ballet School in London, England.
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Britain’s top ballet school settles body-shaming lawsuit with former student
A gold Coțofenești helmet from around 450 BC was stolen from Drents Museum in Assen.
Dutch Police
Dutch police arrest three suspects in connection with museum heist
Attributed to Vincent van Gogh, <em>Elimar</em> (1889). Image courtesy LMI Group International, Inc.
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Painting found at garage sale is a Van Gogh, experts say
Villagers wearing a lion dance costume for two performers, Huozhuang Village, Henan Province, 2018; from Community Fire (Aperture, 2023).
Zhang Xiao
A photographer’s fantastical portrait of rural China during Lunar New Year
A gold Coțofenești helmet from around 450 BC was stolen from Drents Museum in Assen.
Dutch Police
Thieves blow up museum door and steal ancient artifacts, including 2,500-year-old gold helmet
Tourists queue near the glass Pyramid entrance of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, on January 23, 2025.
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Paris’ Louvre museum in dire state, problems ‘endanger’ art, director warns in plea for help
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Camilla Marrese and Gabriele Chiapparini
Isolation and hallucinatory bread: Portrait of an Italian island with just 100 inhabitants
Peggy Lipton as Norma Jennings, owner of the Double R diner
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Remember when the women of ‘Twin Peaks’ made nostalgia new again?
This photo, provided by The Royal Mint on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, shows a portrait of George Orwell and a new £2 coin. (The Royal Mint/PinPep via AP)
The Royal Mint/PinPep/AP
‘Big Brother is watching you’: Collector’s coin marks George Orwell’s death 75 years ago
Hanok Swimming Pool Recreational facility, Yangju, August 2017
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What relaxation looks like in one of the world’s hardest working countries
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For those seeking K-pop stardom, the path can be long and grueling
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The artist creating mind-bending images of an alternate Hong Kong through AI
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Andrew McConnell
The remote Kazakh Steppe that became a gateway to space