1111Scott14 hours agoOf opium, fire temples, and sarees: A peek into the world of India's dwindling Parsisverified_publisherBBC News - Cherylann MollanTucked away in a lane in the southern end of India's financial capital, Mumbai, is a museum dedicated to the followers of one of the world's oldest religions, Zoroastrianism. The Framji Dadabhoy Alpaiwalla Museum documents the history and legacy of the ancient Parsi community - a small ethnic group …
1111ScottNov 22, 2024Caravaggio’s Painting of a Future Pope—Hidden for Years—Is Unveiled in Romeartnet.com - Richard WhiddingtonThe sitter, Maffeo Barberini, became pope in 1623. Maffeo Barberini lived up to the lofty expectations of his aristocratic parents by being elected …
1111ScottApr 4Restoration of Caravaggio’s Final Work Reveals Shocking Hidden Detailsartnet.com - Jo Lawson-TancredPrevious attempts to restore the damaged painting left some parts of the composition obscured until now. A landmark restoration of Caravaggio’s final …
1111Scott2 days agoCut-price Magna Carta 'copy' now believed genuineverified_publisherBBC News - Jo BlackA manuscript once considered an unofficial copy of Magna Carta is now believed to be a genuine version and ''one of the world's most valuable documents'', according to UK academics. Harvard Law School paid $27.50 (then about £7) for it in 1946 and for years it has remained tucked away in its …
1111Scott3 days agoThe La Brea Tar Pits: Where Prehistoric Animals Went to Die in Slow MotionDiscover Wild Science - Maria Faith SaligumbaIf you could step back in time, you might find yourself standing on the edge of a bubbling, black pool in what is now downtown Los Angeles—a place …
1111ScottStoryboardThe Book of Revelation: What is it About and How to Read itCurated byTheCollectorThe strangest book in the Bible, what is the book of Revelation about, and is it even possible to decode it?
