Painting
Culture
by Carol King | Wed, 10/30/2013 - 07:00
The head of the Vatican Museums, Antonio Paolucci, has said that the Vatican may have to reduce the number of visitors to the Sistine Chapel.
Paolucci…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 10/23/2013 - 06:30
“L’entrata nel Canal Grande dalla Basilica della Salute” (c. 1740-1745), Canaletto. Canaletto’s greatest masterpiece goes on display in the same place where it…
Culture
by Carol King | Tue, 10/08/2013 - 11:30
The discovery of a Leonardo da Vinci portrait of Renaissance noblewoman Isabella d’Este, Marchesa of Mantua, in a Swiss bank vault has stunned art experts –…
Culture
by Carol King | Tue, 09/17/2013 - 06:30
Annunciation of San Martino alla Scala, 1481, Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli’s masterpiece ‘The Annunciation of…
Culture
by Carol King | Thu, 08/08/2013 - 06:52
The identity of the woman who sat for Leonardo da Vinci’s 'Mona Lisa' may be revealed soon thanks to DNA testing.
The family tomb of Lisa Gherardini del…
Culture
by Carol King | Sun, 06/09/2013 - 02:56
Art restorers have uncovered what experts think is the first European figurative representation of Native Americans – in a Renaissance fresco at the Vatican.…
Culture
by Carol King | Fri, 05/03/2013 - 04:47
The late Sir Denis Mahon bequeathed £100 million worth of Baroque Italian paintings to the UK.
A British art historian and collector, who died in 2011, Mahon…
Culture
by Carol King | Mon, 04/01/2013 - 11:00
Painting by Giuliano della Casa The Italian flag is getting a new look thanks to 90 international artists participating in a show in Emilia-Romagna.Called ‘…
Culture
by Carol King | Tue, 03/26/2013 - 07:37
According to experts, the ‘Mona Lisa’ might be famous for her enigmatic expression, but hers is not the only enigmatic smile Leonardo da Vinci created.…
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