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Portrait of an 8-year-old boy who lived 30,000 years ago
Experts have successfully reconstructed the face of a Neanderthal boy with some characteristics such as an upturned nose, from a skull found in a cave in Uzbekistan.
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Portraits of Vietnamese people over 100 years ago through the lens of a French man
Thanh Hoa people hunting tigers, a group of Montagnard warriors more than 100 years ago, captured by French photographer Pierre Dieulefils.
Archeology
'The Mask of Death' Reveals Isaac Newton's True Face
A person's face after death will be placed in a wax or plaster mold to create a
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Rare photos capture portraits of Japanese samurai warriors nearly 200 years ago
Samurai originated in the 12th century, when the landowning elite hired these men for the purpose of fighting for power.
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Noble women of the Qing Dynasty through an American lens
American photographer Milton M. Miller captured portraits of many ladies of Qing Dynasty officials in China.
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Portrait of famous poet restored by AI
8x engineer Pham Son restored portraits of 10 famous 20th century poets such as Xuan Quynh, Han Mac Tu, To Huu using AI technology.
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Why do famous artists add flies to their perfect paintings?
The flies appearing in paintings imply decay and death, but sometimes it is just a joke of the famous painters.
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The secret in the 160-year-old painting has finally been decoded, surprising everyone.
During a routine inspection of Paul Cézanne's painting Still Life with Bread and Eggs, museum director Serena Urry noticed something strange.
Archeology
Rare ancient coin sold for record price of nearly 2.1 million USD
On December 9, an ancient Roman coin bearing the portrait of Brutus - a close general and mastermind of the assassination of Emperor Julius Caesar - was sold for a recor…
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Portraits of two people about to be canonized by the Pope
On November 20, Pope Francis said he would canonize Carlo Acutis (1991-2006) and Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925) in two events held in Rome in 2025.
AI - Artificial intelligence
First robot-created artwork sells for $1.32 million
A portrait of British mathematician Alan Turing has become the first work of art created by a robot to be sold at auction, selling for $1.32 million on November 7.
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Portrait of the first Korean female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature
Han Kang has the honor of becoming the first Korean writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature and also the 18th female writer to win the prize in the history of…
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Who painted portraits of Nobel Prize winners?
Every October, after the Nobel Prize winners are announced, the world gets to see iconic portraits.
Archeology
The face of an Egyptian pharaoh was deified after his death.
Graphics experts recreate the face of pharaoh Amenhotep I, who created the Valley of the Kings and rewrote ancient Egyptian history.
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Using AI to draw portraits of Leonardo da Vinci, Alexander the Great in the 21st century and the cool ending
What would Leonardo da Vinci, Alexander the Great or Van Gogh look like in the 21st century?