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A Day in Vicenza: Exploring the Work of Palladio and Van Gogh

by Myra Robinson | Sun, 01/14/2018 - 06:20

A couple of weeks ago I was in Vicenza, arriving by train in time for lunch at a great little trattoria recommended to me by the local carabinieri. I’d had to…

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Leonardo’s ‘Adoration of the Magi’ Back at Uffizi After Six-Year Restoration

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 03/28/2017 - 10:20

It took six years to complete, but the result was worth the wait: the painstaking restoration of Leonardo’s unfinished Adoration of the Magi by Opificio delle…

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The Renaissance in Venice Through Five Seminal Artists

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 02/23/2017 - 06:00

Giovanni and Gentile Bellini, Tintoretto, Tiziano, Paolo Veronese, Cima da Conegliano, Taddeo Zuccari, Vittore Carpaccio, Giorgione, Lorenzo Lotto…the quantity…

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3 Great Artworks in The Uffizi Gallery That Helped Define History

by Georgette Jupe | Sun, 12/11/2016 - 13:58

Home to more UNESCO heritage sites than anywhere in the world, Italy has long attracted those who appreciate its rich cultural heritage, and who could blame…

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Sculpting In Small Town Sicily: Meet Fausto Giardina

by Georgette Jupe | Thu, 10/06/2016 - 05:29

Growing up, I thought of paper-mache as the ultimate find in crafty materials; the smells, the textures, and most of all the ability to form into anything you…

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Sandro Botticelli: Italian Renaissance Painter

by Magda Lauer | Mon, 09/05/2016 - 02:20

Early days and style Botticelli was born Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipedi in Florence in 1445 and his work has held fascination for more historians…

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Giorgione: A Venetian Renaissance Painter

by Magda Lauer | Thu, 05/12/2016 - 05:49

Big George’ confuses historians Giorgione Barbarelli da Castelfranco was the name he was known by, although his real surname was Gasparini, and he signed some…

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Caravaggio’s Rome: An Itinerary in the Footsteps of a Visionary Artist

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 04/29/2016 - 03:25

Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio, from the name of the town near Milan where he was born, was one of Italy’s most influential painters between…

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Art robbery at Castelvecchio Museum in Verona

Theft at Verona’s Castelvecchio Museum Among Italy’s Worst Art Robberies of All Time

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 11/23/2015 - 06:45

Three armed robbers broke into Verona’s Castelvecchio Museum on November 19 and stole 17 paintings worth a total of €15 million. According to authorities, the…

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Modigliani: The Prince of Vagabonds

by Magda Lauer | Mon, 11/09/2015 - 17:21

Defying the bailiffs at birth Amadeo Modigliani is remembered as much for his ‘story’ and his behaviour as his paintings. He was born on 12th July in 1884 on a…