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Delhi Zoo Shut From Tomorrow After Painted Storks Detected With Bird Flu
The Delhi Zoo will be shut for visitors from Saturday after two painted storks were found infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus, officials have said.
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Rare Oil Painting Of Mahatma Gandhi Sells For Rs 1.7 Crore In London
The painting had never been up for auction before and is believed to be the only oil portrait for which Mahatma Gandhi sat.
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JWST Reveals Pluto’s Haze Cools Atmosphere, Paints Charon’s Poles Red
Pluto's thin haze of organic particles, confirmed by JWST’s mid-infrared observations, plays a crucial role in both cooling its mesosphere and launching methane into space. This methane escapes Pluto’s gravity, landing on Charon’s poles where radiation transforms it into reddish tholins. The study highlights how Pluto’s haze shapes not only...
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Only Known Portrait Of Mahatma Gandhi Set To Be Auctioned. It Will Cost...
A rare painting of Mahatma Gandhi, believed to be the only one he ever posed for, is set to go under the hammer in London. The artwork, created in 1931 by British artist Clare Leighton, will be auctioned at Bonhams in July.
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Rare Banksy Painting Sells For $5.5 Million At London Auction
A rare painting by street artist Banksy reimagines Jack Vettriano's famous "The Singing Butler".
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Rare Pompeii Fresco Depicts Secret Dionysian Cult Rites and Initiations
Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered a rare fresco depicting the initiation rites of a Dionysian mystery cult. Found in the House of Thiasus, the painting stretches across three walls, showcasing maenads, satyrs, and ancient hunting rituals. The artwork suggests that initiates engaged in wilderness rituals, despite a Roman ban on Dionysian cere...
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George Stubbs' Rare Dog Painting May Fetch Over 1.5 Million Pounds In Auction
George Stubbs' popular painting of a Spanish pointer dog will go under the hammer at Sotheby London next week, 52 years after it was last auctioned.
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At $121 Million, Rare Painting Sets "World Record" For Surreal Work Of Art
A painting by the 'Master of Surrealism' Rene Magritte has smashed the auction record for any of his works by selling for an astonishing $121 million at a Christie's auction in New York on Tuesday.
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How FBI Tracked Down Rare Monet Painting Stolen By Nazis 80 Years Ago
FBI Art Crime Team, the New York and New Orleans Field Offices, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana Wednesday announced the repatriation of a Claude Monet pastel on paper, "Bord de Mer."
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Rare Comet Illuminates Bengaluru Skies In Hues Of Pink, Green And Yellow
The city's skies were painted with vibrant hues of pink, green, and yellow as Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) made its close approach to Earth.
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Delhi Zoo Shut From Tomorrow After Painted Storks Detected With Bird Flu
The Delhi Zoo will be shut for visitors from Saturday after two painted storks were found infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus, officials have said.
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Rare Oil Painting Of Mahatma Gandhi Sells For Rs 1.7 Crore In London
The painting had never been up for auction before and is believed to be the only oil portrait for which Mahatma Gandhi sat.
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JWST Reveals Pluto’s Haze Cools Atmosphere, Paints Charon’s Poles Red
Pluto's thin haze of organic particles, confirmed by JWST’s mid-infrared observations, plays a crucial role in both cooling its mesosphere and launching methane into space. This methane escapes Pluto’s gravity, landing on Charon’s poles where radiation transforms it into reddish tholins. The study highlights how Pluto’s haze shapes not only...
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Only Known Portrait Of Mahatma Gandhi Set To Be Auctioned. It Will Cost...
A rare painting of Mahatma Gandhi, believed to be the only one he ever posed for, is set to go under the hammer in London. The artwork, created in 1931 by British artist Clare Leighton, will be auctioned at Bonhams in July.
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Rare Banksy Painting Sells For $5.5 Million At London Auction
A rare painting by street artist Banksy reimagines Jack Vettriano's famous "The Singing Butler".
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Rare Pompeii Fresco Depicts Secret Dionysian Cult Rites and Initiations
Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered a rare fresco depicting the initiation rites of a Dionysian mystery cult. Found in the House of Thiasus, the painting stretches across three walls, showcasing maenads, satyrs, and ancient hunting rituals. The artwork suggests that initiates engaged in wilderness rituals, despite a Roman ban on Dionysian cere...
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George Stubbs' Rare Dog Painting May Fetch Over 1.5 Million Pounds In Auction
George Stubbs' popular painting of a Spanish pointer dog will go under the hammer at Sotheby London next week, 52 years after it was last auctioned.
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At $121 Million, Rare Painting Sets "World Record" For Surreal Work Of Art
A painting by the 'Master of Surrealism' Rene Magritte has smashed the auction record for any of his works by selling for an astonishing $121 million at a Christie's auction in New York on Tuesday.
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How FBI Tracked Down Rare Monet Painting Stolen By Nazis 80 Years Ago
FBI Art Crime Team, the New York and New Orleans Field Offices, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana Wednesday announced the repatriation of a Claude Monet pastel on paper, "Bord de Mer."
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Rare Comet Illuminates Bengaluru Skies In Hues Of Pink, Green And Yellow
The city's skies were painted with vibrant hues of pink, green, and yellow as Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) made its close approach to Earth.
