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The legal battle between the street artist and a greeting card company has been unfolding for several years
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A new chemical analysis sheds new light on how Leonardo da Vinci painted the iconic portrait
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Both instruments are expected to sell for between $1 million and $2 million at auction next month
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The Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery will feature works from prominent artists, artifacts, immersive experiences and a new monument
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Travis Gienger is a horticulture teacher who grows his award-winning gourds in his backyard
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The hand behind the brush can make or break a painting's worth—especially when that hand belongs to a legendary Dutch master
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From the Knights Templar to Norse mythology, here’s how fear of the spooky date crept into popular culture
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Australian designer and developer Pat Naoum spent seven years creating "The Master's Pupil"
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A historic theater in England claims to have found the Bard’s only surviving stage
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Mohammadi, who is currently in prison, is at the forefront of the fight against oppression in Iran
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"Re/Sisters," now open at the Barbican Art Gallery, features the works of nearly 50 women and nonbinary artists
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The dramatist and author is the first-ever laureate in the prize's history to write in Nynorsk, a written form of the Norwegian language
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The new doll is inspired by the legendary performer's appearance on the cover of "Rumours"
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McDaniel became the first Black actor to win an Oscar in 1940, but the award went missing several decades later
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“Black Sabbath: The Ballet” honors the legendary band that formed in Birmingham, England
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The franchise and the 19th-century Dutch master both took inspiration from Japanese art
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Paul Landis' new book refutes the idea that a single bullet injured both the president and Texas Governor John B. Connally Jr.
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote and illustrated much of the beloved novella while living in the city in the 1940s
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Gallery officials say they are stumped as to why the 250-pound artwork was targeted
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"Stop Making Sense," known as one of the greatest movies of its kind, returns to the big screen
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