View the Secret, 500-Year-Old Frescoes Found at the Monaco Prince’s Palace

A fresco depicting the abduction of Europa by Zeus, in the form of a bull © Maël Voyer Gadin / The Prince’s Palace of Monaco While making routine repairs to the historic  Prince’s Palace of Monaco in 2015, restorers made a surprising discovery: a series …

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Painting by Rubens, Lost for Two Centuries, Could Sell for $35 Million

Peter Paul Rubens’  Salome Presented With the Head of John the Baptist  was lost for centuries. Sotheby’s Dressed in a gold and red gown, her gleaming bronze hair pulled back over one shoulder, young Salome, the stepdaughter of King Herod , gazes down …

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The Evolution of Tattoo Inscriptions: An Exploration with Igor Klimin

Igor Klimin is a name known to everyone in the Russian tattoo industry. But if you have just started immersing yourself in this culture, and are looking for a tattoo artist in the style of lettering and calligraphy, then you have definitely stumbled upon …

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Swedish Archaeologists Find a Lost 17th-Century Warship Called the “Äpplet”

Äpplet , port side by lower gun deck Courtesy of Jim Hansson, Vrak / SMTM Swedish marine archaeologists have discovered the long-lost sister ship of the Vasa , a 17th-century warship considered one of the Swedish navy’s biggest achievements that sank …

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The Novelty in Ksenia Darmaeva’s Tattoo Art

Ksenia Darmaeva is a tattoo artist whose work we have been observing for a very long time. We saw with our own eyes the transformation that Ksenia went through from brutal realistic graphics and Chicano to sophisticated botanical watercolor. We saw how …

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The Unique Tattooing Style of Tatyana Tkachenko

Neo-traditional remains one of the most popular directions of modern tattoo, despite the fact that it’s time to add additional “neo” prefix to its name. Every year this style expands, develops, giving an incredible amount of stunning, vibrant, and most …

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Brazilian grape trees bear fruit on their trunks

JaƄυticaƄa is the ediƄle frυit of the jaƄυticaƄeira (Pliпia caυliflora) or Braziliaп grapetree. The pυrplish-Ƅlack, white-pυlped frυit grows directly oп the trυпk of the tree. It is eateп raw or υsed to мake jellies, jaмs, jυice or wiпe.[3] …

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The Art of Tattooing by Kseniya Kleshchanok

The art of tattooing has long moved beyond the ubiquitous brutality that for a long time has been a must attribute of tattoo. The «heavy» plots and styles were replaced by a variety of images and techniques, and complete freedom of expression. One of …

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The Artistic Journey of Svetlana Ehrt: Blossoming into Beauty

Today we want to introduce a talented tattoo artist based in Barcelona, who has found her passion in creating stunning, feminine, and delicate tattoos that showcase her unique style. Her style combines the natural shapes of flowers with bright colors …

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The Masterful New School Tattoo Artistry of Azat Kamaletdinov

Today we have a special guest – one of the leading tattoo artists in Russia in the New School style. He is a three-time winner of international tattoo conventions and leads master classes on drawing and tattooing techniques. His tattoos stand out with …

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