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Hidden in Plain Sight: Michelangelo’s Moses

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 02/26/2016 - 10:10

Right in the heart of Monti, one of Rome’s most beautiful neighborhoods, roughly halfway along Via Cavour, is a little-known church not many tourists bother…

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10 Things You Can Do in Rome, for Free!

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 02/03/2016 - 10:00

Think you have to spend tons of money on entrance fees to see everything worth seeing in Rome? Not true. There are many sites, famous and not as famous, which…

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Italy's Treasures: St. Peter’s Basilica

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 12/18/2015 - 06:00

On December 8, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica Dome, thus inaugurating the extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. The door at St. Peter’s…

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Ten Things We Are Grateful to Italy For

by Silvia Donati | Sun, 11/22/2015 - 07:54

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The Legend Behind Michelangelo's Graffiti

by Barry Lillie | Thu, 09/17/2015 - 04:03

Photo by: 055Firenze.it Love it or loathe it there’s no escaping from graffiti and though many people think it’s the scourge of modern society the truth is…

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Michelangelo's Only Remaining Bronze Sculptures Possibly Identified

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 02/04/2015 - 00:00

Two bronze sculptures on display at Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum could be the work of Michelangelo. If the attribution is confirmed, they would be the only…

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The Renaissance - Part 7: Architecture

by John Bensalhia | Mon, 01/12/2015 - 11:40

Standing the test of time, the architecture of the Renaissance invokes a sense of grandeur and majesty. John Bensalhia looks at both the influence and the…

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The Renaissance - Part 5: Art

by John Bensalhia | Mon, 11/17/2014 - 09:28

John Bensalhia brushes up on one of the most famous sectors of the Italian Renaissance – the art world. (Read Part 1 - Introduction and Overview here; Part 2…

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New Light for the Sistine Chapel

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 11/03/2014 - 04:05

After three years of work, the Vatican Museums have installed a new lighting system with LED technology in the Sistine Chapel intended to protect the artworks…

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Talking To: Victor Coonin & Alexandra Korey, the Minds behind "The Biography of Michelangelo’s David"

by Georgette Jupe | Wed, 10/15/2014 - 03:00

What makes Michelangelo’s David so famous? Victor Coonin, an art history professor at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, has recently published a book that sets…