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Florence Museum Wins Copyright Lawsuit Over Image of “David” 

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie June 4, 2023June 2, 2023

A court ruled that Edizioni Condé Nast used a photograph of Michelangelo’s sculpture “insidiously and maliciously” in a magazine cover.

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Italy Raises Museum Prices to Fund Flood Aid

by Rhea Nayyar May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

The move comes amid worrying news of the impact of the floods on Italy’s cultural heritage, particularly in the hard-hit Emilia-Romagna region.

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An Urgent Vision of Architecture at the Venice Biennale

Avatar photo by Avedis Hadjian May 23, 2023May 24, 2023

Fittingly titled The Laboratory of the Future, the 18th edition of the show instructed participants to reuse materials and minimize their carbon footprint.

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Rome’s Trevi Fountain Dyed Black in Latest Climate Action

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie May 23, 2023May 23, 2023

Activists poured charcoal into the water, warning of worsening flooding due to climate change and protesting fossil fuel subsidies.

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Historian May Have Identified the Bridge in the “Mona Lisa”

by Rhea Nayyar May 7, 2023May 5, 2023

Silvano Vinceti’s research asserts that the four-arched bridge in the portrait is the Ponte Romito in the province of Arezzo, Italy.

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Lee Lozano’s Dropout Boogie

Avatar photo by Kimberly Bradley May 4, 2023May 5, 2023

In this age of self-promotion and careerism, there’s something stunning, and inspiring, about the integrity of someone who had the courage just to leave.

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Voluptuous Mermaid Art Causes a Stir in Italy

by Rhea Nayyar May 1, 2023May 1, 2023

The sculpture, dedicated to scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, is described as “a tribute to the great majority of women who are curvy.”

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Italians Are Mad at Their Country’s New “Barbie Venus”

Avatar photo by Sigourney Schultz April 27, 2023April 27, 2023

A government tourism campaign depicting Botticelli’s Venus as a “virtual influencer” is widely criticized as trivializing the nation’s cultural heritage.

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Remains of Submerged Nabatean Temple Uncovered in Italy

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie April 24, 2023April 24, 2023

Underwater altars were found off the coast of Pozzuoli near Naples.

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Is a Michelangelo Self-Portrait Hidden In His Famous Fresco?

Avatar photo by Maya Pontone April 23, 2023May 3, 2023

In a new theory, scholar Adriano Marinazzo posits that Michelangelo painted himself as God in his famous Sistine Chapel fresco “The Creation of Adam.”

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Can We Find Compassion in the Grotesque?

Avatar photo by Avedis Hadjian April 18, 2023April 18, 2023

Monstrous Faces and Caricatures invites viewers to confront ugliness and the questions it raises about how we relate to it.

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Why Charging Admission to Rome’s Pantheon Is a Bad Idea

Avatar photo by Christopher Siwicki April 18, 2023April 18, 2023

What is the excuse for charging people for something that was free for 1,900 years?

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Featuring projects by 30 graduate students, this multidisciplinary exhibition is on view at the Manetti Shrem Museum through June 25.

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