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Mona Lisa smile. (Photo: Pixabay)

When da Vinci visited a morgue to perfect Mona Lisa's smile

Leonardo da Vinci spent many nights studying the muscles and nerves underneath under the skin.

30 Oct 2017 10:27 AM IST

Mural of David Bowie.

Kaleidoscopic murals

Eduardo Kobra is spreading the message of peace through his colourful artwork.

28 Oct 2017 1:13 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pexels)

Sketch of Mary Queen of Scots discovered

Find out why experts believe it may have been abandoned.

27 Oct 2017 12:23 PM IST

Exhibits at the Museum of Contemporary Art opened in central Tehran.

Japanese oil artist returns to Iran museum 40 years on to find it...

It also needed an additional 800 litres (210 gallons) of oil, having reduced by around an inch.

26 Oct 2017 4:51 AM IST

Sens Immoderate Nuraghi.

Paris-based artist Sengupta pioneers Gesturism Art

Even when they are not inspired or copying each other's work, people in different corners of the world can think alike.

26 Oct 2017 4:50 AM IST

His musings on happiness may not be as famous as his theory of relativity, but still shed light on one of the great modern minds. (Photo: Pixabay)

Einstein's theory of happiness sells for $1.3M at auction

The Winner's auction house said Einstein scribbled the note in German to a bellboy after he did not have the cash to...

25 Oct 2017 2:56 PM IST

Jayanti Kumaresh

9th edition of classical music and dance festival to arrive in New...

The Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan will also be releasing its annual Digest during the festival.

25 Oct 2017 12:54 AM IST

Unnath Hassan performing.

Bharatanatyam dancer Unnath Hasaan making his mark

Unnath Hasaan is an artist at Dooradarshan and has directed many dance ballets and choreographed various dance repertory...

24 Oct 2017 12:49 AM IST

An old blueprint for new art

This city-based artist tells us about her newest love of creating art using a process which is almost 180 years old.

22 Oct 2017 12:39 AM IST

Madhup Mudgal (clockwise from above), Birju Maharaj, Niren Sengupta, Mahesh Bansal, Rajesh Tailang, Bhajan Sopori, Wasifuddin Dagar, Abhay Rustom Sopori, Shridhar Iyer, Avinash Pasricha, Shubhendra Rao, Deepak Shah and Sunit Tandon.

Designing arty clothes for men

The design magnum opus Ehsaas explores creating an array works of wearable art by juxtaposing paintings on to fabric to...

20 Oct 2017 10:18 PM IST

(Representational image)

Sarat Chandra gives readers something to mull over

The play was done by Akvarious Production and was adapted and directed by Akash Khurana.

18 Oct 2017 6:36 AM IST

The Cambodian dancers performances included a charming group composition with coconut shells used like manjiras, a Komeng Provence choreography performed annually to a cave spirit with the boys dancing while playing mouth organs, an umbrella dance and concluding with an entertaining dance holding Cambodian and Indian flags.

Indomitable spirit of intangible culture

A hallmark of current IIC director Air Marshal (Retd) Naresh Verma's focus has been amplifying the international...

17 Oct 2017 1:37 AM IST