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This Anne Boleyn Portrait Hides a 'Visual Rebuttal' to a Historic Smear Campaign

A 1583 portrait of Anne Boleyn was deliberately reworked to depict five fingers, countering rumors that she had a sixth finger and was a witch.
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Discover Michelangelo's First Painting, Created When He Was Only 12 or 13 Years Old

Beneath the layers of dirt accumulated over the centuries, a very particular color palette appeared. The tones, the blends, the way the human figure was treated: all of it began to resemble the style Michelangelo would use years later in none other than the Sistine Chapel.
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