25 history 'facts' that are completely FALSE
Fast-forward two millennia and the paintwork has long since faded, giving rise to a range of colourless copycats that would ...
Spotted during PM Narendra Modi's vist, Donald Trump's mugshot in Oval Office
Donald Trump hangs his mugshot in the Oval Office, a bold move marking his unique place in presidential history. Explore the ...
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Worcester Art Museum and Italy enter agreement as two objects in collection may be stolen
WAM has entered into a cultural cooperation agreement with the Italian government over items which were likely removed from Italy in the 1950s.
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David J Black: Robert Burns – the Hollywood sensation that never was
Statue of Burns in Dumfries town centre, unveiled in 1882. David J Black reminds us just how famous Burns was. See part one ...
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How a controversial bust of Winston Churchill made its way back to the Oval Office
The work is flanked by portraits of Alexander Hamilton, the country’s first treasury secretary, and Thomas Jefferson, the third US president. A bust of Martin Luther King Jr and a portrait of ...
Review: At the Getty Villa, the marvelous exhibition rescued from the Palisades fire
Art from ancient Thrace is often flashy and brusque, as befits a warrior tribe. The archaic society was known for the prowess ...
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Portrait Bust of Julius Caesar The Roman emperor
55.5 x 43.2 cm. (21.9 x 17 in.) ...
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Elon Musk and the history of the ‘Roman salute’
It was during the period of the French Revolution that the gesture was invented by revolutionary republicans who framed their politics as a revival of the Roman republic. The best example of this ...
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Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar is a queasy look at the wellness industry
Centuries might have passed since the collapse of Roman rule in western Europe ... The chilly marble of their portrait busts is transfigured into flesh and blood. Yet just as they can seem something ...