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Earliest copy of Mona Lisa found in Spain A copy of the Mona Lisa has been discovered in the Prado which was painted in Leonardo’s studio—created side by side with the original that now hangs in the Louvre. This sensational find will transform our understanding of the world’s most famous painting. The National Gallery’s bl... - Posted on February 5, 2012
Researchers seek bones of Mona Lisa Italian researchers have announced a plan to dig up bones in a Florence convent in hopes of identifying the remains of a Renaissance woman long believed to be the model for the Mona Lisa. The researchers hope that the project can help answer some of the enduring mysteries surrounding Leona... - Posted on April 5, 2011
Would you pay to sleep with a dozen reindeer? It's rather stinky and kind of loud, but an exhibit that allows visitors to bed down with 24 golden canaries and a dozen reindeer is one of the most popular ever at a Berlin museum. Tthe combination of reindeer and the approaching holidays has many visitors thinking just one thing: Christmas.... - Posted on December 1, 2010
Artist implants camera in the back of his head A New York University arts professor might not have eyes on the back of his head, but he's coming pretty close. Wafaa Bilal, a visual artist widely recognized for his interactive and performance pieces, had a small digital camera implanted in the back of his head — all in the name of art... - Posted on November 24, 2010
Write an essay. Win $100. The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is hoping an iconic Depression-era picture by Dorothea Lange will help inspire people to write. The museum is hosting the "Inspired by Art" contest. Children and adults are being asked to submit essays of up to 200 words that are inspired by Lange's photogra... - Posted on October 4, 2010
New Yorkers play on public pianos Amid an urban orchestra of honking cabs, sirens and jackhammers, piano lovers plinked out tunes from Bach's "Minuet in G" to Elton John's "Rocket Man" on the first day dozens of public pianos were placed at New York City landmarks and parks for a public art project. In bustling Times Squar... - Posted on June 22, 2010
Van Gogh painting remade of breakfast cereal High school students in northern Utah have completed a 6,400-square-foot replica of Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night" out of breakfast cereal. Sky View High School teacher Doyle Geddes led more than 150 students on the project, which used two tons of colorful Malt-O-Meal spread across the ... - Posted on April 5, 2010
Newly discovered da Vinci worth $150 million Mona Lisa has something new to smile about. A portrait of a young woman thought to be created by a 19th century German artist and sold two years ago for about $19,000 is now being attributed by art experts to Leonardo da Vinci and valued at more than $150 million. The unsigned chalk, ink a... - Posted on October 15, 2009
Experts unveil new Leonardo portrait: Experts unveiled Thursday a previously unknown portrait of Leonardo da Vinci showing the artist and inventor as a middle-aged man with piercing eyes and long, flowing hair. The painting, displayed at a news conference in Rome, was discovered in December in the collection of a family from Italy's ... - Posted on April 2, 2009
Mona Lisa with a mustache and goatee: Pieces that once shocked the art world highlight a new exhibition featuring dada and surrealist masterpieces challenging the perception of what is real.

- Posted on February 12, 2009