Internet defends Will Smith after gay sex rumors involving 'Fresh Prince' co-actor Duane Martin resurface
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2023-11-15 18:46
China's state media take a new tone toward the US ahead of meeting between their leaders
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2023-11-15 18:44
Supreme Court rules Rwanda asylum policy unlawful
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2023-11-15 18:42
'Speaking is important': Halsey praised by fans after admitting to being a 'coward' for silence on Palestine
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2023-11-15 18:35
Trudeau Faces Calls to Exit With His Party Trailing in Polls
Sagging badly in opinion polls, with voters angry about housing and inflation, Justin Trudeau is facing calls to
2023-11-15 18:30
'I'm home': Ukrainians cross from Russia on foot
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2023-11-15 18:22
Tristan Tate slams his outfit consultant who no longer wished to associate with him: ‘Massive shame’
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Duane Martin and Will Smith: Inside a relationship shattered after Brother Bilaal's revelations
Will Smith's former aide Brother Bilaal claims he found the actor in a compromising position with Duane Martin
2023-11-15 18:12
UK Inflation Slows to Two-Year Low, Bolstering Rate Cut Bets
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2023-11-15 18:05
Will Smith dating history: Star had series of flings despite being married for 24 years
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2023-11-15 17:49
Art restorers find 'monstrous fiend' hidden in painting from 1789
Paintings aren’t always what they seem on the surface, as one team of restorers proved recently in surprising circumstances. In fact, many famous artworks feature layers and layers of paint as artists worked and re-worked their compositions in search of perfection. Now, a piece of art has been restored 230 years after it was first painted to reveal a spooky, hidden demonic figure hiding in the background. The painting in question is the 1789 work by English artist Joshua Reynolds titled ‘The Death of Cardinal Beaufort’. It’s been restored by the National Trust, and the work the team have done has revealed a very unusual new feature. The painting features a scene from the Shakespeare play Henry VI, Part 2. Henry says “O! beat away the busy meddling fiend” in the scene, as he begs for a merciful death for Cardinal Beaufort. At the time, Reynolds painted a demon in the background of the painting to reference the “busy meddling fiend” referenced in the dialogue. However, the painting wasn’t well received at the time and that was at least partly due to the depiction of the demon in the background. Three years after it was painted, people attempted to cover up the demon but left a blur on the canvas. Now, the cover up job has been removed and the painting presents as the artist originally intended to mark what would have been Reynolds’ 300th birthday. It wasn’t the easiest of tasks, with several layers of paint and six layers of varnish to uncover. The National Trust’s senior national curator for pictures and sculpture, John Chu, said: “It didn’t fit in with some of the artistic rules of the times to have a poetic figure of speech represented so literally in this monstrous figure. “When it was first shown at the Shakespeare Gallery in 1789 it generated more controversy than any other work on show.” Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter How to join the indy100's free WhatsApp channel Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings
2023-11-15 17:26
Fans get nostalgic as Courteney Cox pays tribute to late co-star Matthew Perry with favorite 'Friends' scene
Courteney Cox wrote, 'I am so grateful for every moment I had with you Matty, and I miss you every day,' paying tribute to Matthew Perry
2023-11-15 17:12
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