Read more about the article Catherine The Greats 1787 Letter Urging Vaccination And Portrait Fetch USD 1.26 Million At Auction
The letter of Catherine the Great, the last reigning Empress of Russia, about the importance of vaccination. (MacDougall Auctions/Newsflash)
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Catherine The Greats 1787 Letter Urging Vaccination And Portrait Fetch USD 1.26 Million At Auction

This letter written by Empress Catherine the Great of Russia in 1787 advocating vaccination has been sold for USD 1.26 million after it was put up for auction together with a portrait of her. The portrait of the Russian Empress Catherine II - also known as Catherine the Great -…

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December 8, 2021
Read more about the article Artist Who Paints With Wine Wows The Internet
Serbian painter, Sanja Jankovic, uses wine residues with pure grape pigment for her paintings. (@winerelle_winepainting/Newsflash)
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Artist Who Paints With Wine Wows The Internet

A painter who uses wine to create stunning portraits and landscapes has conquered the internet with her unusual art. Painter Sanja Jankovic was born in the Serbian region of Srem, an area famous for its vineyards and wine production. She came up the idea of trying to use wine as…

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March 19, 2021
Read more about the article Incredible Portraits Of Tightened String Around Nails
The drawing of Cristiano Ronaldo by the Iraqi artist Saeed Howidi. (Saeed Howidi/Newsflash)
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Incredible Portraits Of Tightened String Around Nails

These images show the incredible pieces created by an artist who can spend a fortnight making one by tightening thread around nails on a round wood plank. Iraqui artist Saeed Howidi, 26, from the city of Karbala in central Iraq creates the art pieces using a method called philography. He…

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October 20, 2020
Read more about the article Cops Want To ID Abused Tot Found Dead Under Bridge
Pics Shows: A digital portrait of the girl that was found in the bag; The Mexcian authorities have released this digital portrait of the baby girl who was found dead under a bridge having been beaten and sexually abused as they look to identify her family.
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Cops Want To ID Abused Tot Found Dead Under Bridge

The Mexican authorities have released this digital portrait of the baby girl who was found dead under a bridge having been beaten and sexually abused as they look to identify her family. The tot, named the ‘Baby of Aragon’, was found under the bridge on Zapatas Avenue in the Valle…

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July 27, 2020
Read more about the article Snappers Family Portraits Through Windows In Lockdown
Pic shows: Window portraits of families during Corona quarantine These are the touching family photos in lockdown taken through their windows by portrait photographer struggling for work in the coronavirus pandemic.
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Snappers Family Portraits Through Windows In Lockdown

These are the touching family photos in lockdown taken through their windows by portrait photographer struggling for work in the coronavirus pandemic. The snaps were taken by photographer Annabel Jeuring from the municipality and city of Enschede in the eastern Netherlands after she needed to find a way to provide…

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March 31, 2020