A Peeling 17th-Century Palazzo and the Man Who Was ‘Crazy Enough’ to Buy It
The fabric designer Raffaele Fabrizio found a way to mine the past — both his own and his country’s — by moving into a ...
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Eagle-Eyed Experts Say They’ve Solved the Mystery of a Missing Masterpiece—Half a Century After It Was Stolen
Brueghel's famous 17th-century painting "Woman Carrying the Embers" vanished from a Polish museum in 1974. Fifty years later, ...
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'Politically Repurposed' Copy of Famous Shakespearean Love Sonnet Discovered Inside a 17th-Century Poetry Collection
While conducting research in the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, a scholar discovered something remarkable: a ...
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Lone Fox’s Latest DIY? Reviving a 17th-Century Classic — Inside Drew Michael Scott’s Collab With Joon Loloi
If there’s one thing Drew Michael Scott (a.k.a. @lonefoxhome) understands, it’s resurrection. The designer and content creator, best known for his viral DIY transformations, has spent the last few ...
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To Indigenous people in 17th century Peru, a Madonna image evoked traditional Inca deity
Our Lady of the Rosary of Guápulo is a devotional image venerated in the outskirts of Quito, Ecuador, and was promoted by a ...
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17th-century castle defenses — the first ever found — discovered in UK. See the find
It is the first time 17th-century abatises have been recovered, archaeologists said. The large stakes were found in the castle’s moat, archaeologists said. Wessex Archaeology “Four stakes ...