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Emerald green’s photooxidation from As 3+ to As 5+ is well known and has been previously reported in the literature, Monico says, but the effect of humidity on the pigment was less understood. What’s ...

The paintings, which both date to around 1990 or ’91, attracted five or six bidders over the course of the sale, with offers from three prospective buyers coming in at the last minute—including one ...

TUPELO • In the United States and globally, there are 3,594 people who have become Certified Ross Instructors (CRI). That’s Bob Ross, for the unversed. Looked a bit on the goofy side; big, permed hair ...

Deep beneath Utah’s desert soil, an oil drill bored through the Earth at a blistering pace earlier this spring. Gnarly looking drill bits tore through granite at around 300 feet per hour. It was done ...

The Vatican Museums revealed the restored Raphael Rooms, highlighting an unfinished oil painting technique by Renaissance master Raphael. The discovery during a decade-long restoration underscores ...

MIT graduate student Alex Kachkine once spent nine months meticulously restoring a damaged baroque Italian painting, which left him plenty of time to wonder if technology could speed things up. Last ...

Although AI-based restoration methods can indeed bring new life to damaged paintings, the end result is typically a digital copy of the original painting. By contrast, a new MIT technique applies ...

Mona Lisa's X-ray uncovers Leonardo da Vinci's paint chemical structuresAURELIEN MORISSARD/POOL/AFP via Getty Images The world-famous painting of the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, painted between ...

Greg Manchess has freelanced for over 45 years and won awards for his work in movies, comics and more. He was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 2024. Here he discusses early ...