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Ancient Roman Masterpiece On View at National Gallery of Art in Washington

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 01/07/2014 - 06:39

Photo credit: Rob Shelley, National Gallery of Art. The Dying Gaul, one of the most renowned works from Roman antiquity, is on view at the National Gallery…

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New Italian Sculptures Grace New York’s Bryant Park

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 12/10/2013 - 08:24

An opening reception today inaugurates a pair of 13-foot-high statues by Italian architect and designer Antonio Pio Saracino standing in New York’s Bryant Park…

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Restoration Work Reveals Baptistery's North Doors Are Gilded

by Anonymous (not verified) | Wed, 12/04/2013 - 05:00

The North Doors of Florence’s Baptistery are gilded, just like the famous East Doors, better known as the “Gates of Paradise” doors. The discovery was…

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Swarovski Foundation Restores Venice Landmark

by Carol King | Tue, 07/02/2013 - 06:03

The Swarovski Foundation announced it will restore the statue of St. George on top of the Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. The statue crowns the…

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Archaeologists Unearth Roman Sculptures With Link To Ovid

by Carol King | Tue, 01/22/2013 - 10:00

Archaeologists have discovered an “exceptional” group of sculptures dating to the 1st century BC in a villa in the outskirts of Rome.The seven sculptures date…

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Unfinished Leonardo da Vinci Sculpture Surfaces After 500 Years

by Gabi Logan | Fri, 09/21/2012 - 04:58

The original mould by Leonardo da Vinci's 1508 sculpture study "Horse and Rider" is touring North America and the UK in the first-ever public exhibition of a…

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Michelangelo's "David-Apollo" Causes Censorship Scandal in China

by Gabi Logan | Mon, 08/20/2012 - 00:45

When China's National Museum opened their year-long "Renaissance in Florence: Masterpieces and the Protagonists" exhibit, China Central Television's (CCTV)…

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Italy's Treasures: Benvenuto Cellini

by Mark Collinson | Wed, 03/14/2012 - 05:13

The Ponte Vecchio Bridge straddles the River Arno in the heart of Florence. It was first documented in the year 996 and is believed to have been built during…

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Blue Plastic Sheep Graze for Peace in Bolzano

by Natalie Aldern | Tue, 10/18/2011 - 03:00

While a flock of live sheep may draw curious crowds in Milan, a new herd of plastic farm animals are attracting attention in Bolzano. The artificial herd has…

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The Lions of Venice

by Myra Robinson | Thu, 07/14/2011 - 04:49

The proud image of the lion is everywhere in Venice; gazing down from buildings, looking out from the keystone of an archway, or standing on fluted columns.…