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"Born at Siegen, in 1577; died at Antwerp, in 1640. Pupil of Adam Van Noort and Otto Venius. Flemish school. 3. Return of the holy family from Egypt. H. 103 in.; W. 69 7/8 in. This admirable picture, ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the first full-color portraits of mummies in over a century. Researchers also uncovered a funerary building, records written on papyrus, pottery, and coffins. The finds ...

An ancient Egyptian painting bearing a striking resemblance to The Simpson's Marge went viral on social media. The painting shows a woman with yellow skin, a blue crown, and green clothes. It was ...

Archaeologists at the necropolis of Saqqara, near Cairo, have discovered a cache of 250 ancient Egyptian mummies and the largest caches of bronze statues ever found at the site—150 in total.

The 4,600-year-old tomb painting Meidum Geese has long been described as Egypt’s Mona Lisa. And, like the Mona Lisa, the artwork is the subject of a mystery—in this case, a zoological one. As Stuart ...

"The genius of Carracci is seen in the disposition of the landscape, in the playfulness of the angels, and in the progressive action of the subject." [P. 7.] Gallery ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...