Scientists have succeeded in reconstructing the face of Saint Teresa of Jesus, one of the most influential figures of Spanish ...

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I grew up in an American apartheid,” he said. “Every aspect of my life was dictated by race.” He not only lived through but participated in the civil rights movement. The strange part, really, is that ...

Artwork by renowned Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck was stolen from a stately home 70 years ago – because the thief wanted ...

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The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945 has long been regarded as a historical watershed – but did it mark the start of a new era or the culmination of longer-term trends? Philip ...

But after rejecting the world and spending 47 years living naked in the desert, Saint Mary of Egypt became a wise and virtuous teacher of Christian scripture – or so 11th Century readers were ...

A 16th-century painting stolen more than 50 years ago has been found — and is now at the centre of a custody battle between a widow in Norfolk and a small Italian museum. “Madonna and Child ...

She’s the artful dodger. The ex-wife of a late British baron refuses to hand over a 16th-century painting that was stolen from an Italian museum more than 50 years ago — even though she “nev ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The 16th-century painting “Madonna and Child” by Italian painter Antonio Solari that was stolen more ...