Susanna and the Elders, painted by Artemisia Gentileschi, is seen here in its before-conservation condition; seen through infrared reflectography; and in its restored state. Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2023 hide caption
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Light shines through new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice during an unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the windows on Saturday, Sept. 23 in Washington. Nick Wass/AP hide caption
Artists Roberto Lugo (left) and Kevin Beasley are the 2023 winners of the Heinz Awards. Joshua Franzos/Burness hide caption
A screenshot from the premiere of The Joy of Painting shows the painter Bob Ross with the work, A Walk in the Woods, which is up for sale. YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
This rare Bob Ross painting could be yours — for close to $10 million
A woman stands in front of an blank canvas hung up at the Kunsten Museum in Aalborg, Denmark, in 2021. Danish artist Jens Haaning sent the museum blank canvasses under the title Take the Money and Run. Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Eight of Ohio's prehistoric monumental earthworks built 2,000 years ago by Native Americans are Ohio's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Ohio History Connection hide caption
Ohio's Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks are now a UNESCO World Heritage site
Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero poses inside the "Tren de La Cultura" ("Train of Culture"), during a news conference for the exhibition "Fernando Botero: The Circus," in Medellín, Colombia, Jan. 30, 2015. Fredy Builes/Reuters hide caption
Some of the winners of this year's Whiting Literary Magazine Prize The Whiting Foundation hide caption
Natasha Poonawalla, executive director of the vaccine-manufacturing Serum Institute of India, donned an haute couture sari for the 2022 Met Gala. The garment is on display at the museum show '"The Offbeat Sari" (pictured, right). The designer is Sabyasachi Mukherjee and the metal corset is by Schiaparelli. Mike Coppola/Getty Images (l), Andy Stagg. Courtesy of the Design Museum hide caption
Far from the internet, these big, benevolent trolls lure humans to nature
A Roman-era statue, thought to represent Marcus Aurelius, stands in a gallery at the Cleveland Museum of Art on June 25, 2010. Amy Sancetta/AP hide caption
A rare painting by N.C. Wyeth was purchased for $4 at a thrift shop in 2017. Bonhams Skinner hide caption
Children activating the installation America's Playground: DC by artist Derrick Adams in Constitution Gardens on the National Mall. A.J. Mitchell/Monument Lab hide caption
A groundbreaking exhibition on the National Mall shows monuments aren't set in stone
Blue Beetle (Xolo Maridueña) looks to the future. So does the movie he's in. Warner Bros. hide caption
The destroyed Waiola Church is shown following wildfire, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
Los Angeles based background actors Rebecca Safier (left), Alexandria Rubalcaba and Dom Lubsey have all had production companies scan their faces and bodies to make digital replicas. Grace Widyatmadja/NPR hide caption
Movie extras worry they'll be replaced by AI. Hollywood is already doing body scans
Artist Jeffrey Gibson will represent the U.S. at the Venice Biennale in 2024, the first Indigenous artist to have a solo exhibition in the U.S Pavilion at the international art event. Brian Barlow hide caption
"It's not emotionally easy to come by here anymore," Neda Sharghi said of this alley in Washington, D.C. Her brother Emad Shargi, depicted above, remains in Iran's Evin prison. Steve Inskeep/NPR hide caption
'This has become a sacred alley.' The face of Emad Shargi imprisoned in Iran
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Trying to set up Ant-Man on my controller. Jamal Michel hide caption
Fragile Cargo recounts Chinese curators' efforts to rescue priceless artworks ahead of and during war with Japan in the 1930s. It's the first time the story has been told in English. Simon & Schuster hide caption
Museum visitors explore Cellphone: Unseen Connections at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian Institution hide caption