Cleopatra, the most famous member of the Ptolemaic Dynasty. Credit: Mary Harrsch / Flickr CC BY 2.0 Cleopatra VII Philopator is one of the most famous figures of antiquity, but few people are familiar ...

The debate about the authenticity of a Rubens's masterpiece "Samson and Delilah" will be reignited next week with the release of a book alleging the painting hanging in London's National Gallery ...

A long-standing debate over the authenticity of a work by 17th-century Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens at the National Gallery in London has reignited with a new book that claims the ...

The historic Egyptian city of Alexandria — the birthplace of Cleopatra — is experiencing a “dramatic surge” in building collapses linked to coastal erosion and rising levels of the ...

Concrete blocks installed to break the Mediterranean sea waves in Alexandria, Egypt. Climate change-driven rising sea levels and sinking land threaten the city's historic buildings. - Khaled ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Brazilian novelist Marcelo Rubens Paiva, the author of the book that served as the basis for the film, “I ...

A spokesman for the National Gallery said: “Samson and Delilah has long been accepted by leading Rubens scholars as a masterpiece by Peter Paul Rubens. Painted on wood panel in oil shortly after ...

“In the 17th century it would be considered an unacceptable fiasco,” she said of one cherub featured, adding Rubens would never have chopped off Samson’s toes. In a forthcoming lecture at ...

Concerns over whether Peter Paul Rubens painted the Samson and Delilah picture in the National Gallery have been reignited by new evidence. The painting depicts the Old Testament story where Israelite ...

That same month, Ricci was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Both Freddie and Cleopatra were present for the ceremony. "Freddie, you made me feel so much love the day you were ...