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Siena Cathedral Uncovers Breathtaking 14th-Century Mosaic Floors
The large-scale floor is an artistic feat, covered in incredibly detailed philosophical and Biblical imagery inlaid over 56 marble panels.
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Naples Police Arrests Unhoused Man Suspected of Setting Fire to Artwork
Online, some are pointing out the irony of raising funds to rebuild Michelangelo Pistoletto’s “Venus of the Rags” while the homelessness crisis continues.
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Tourist Could Face Jail Time for Etching Names on Colosseum
Italian officials decried the vandalism, which was caught on camera by a fellow tourist.
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Pope Francis Hosts Contemporary Artists at the Vatican
The pope embraced art that questions traditional narratives, a marked shift from his condemnation of León Ferrari’s “blasphemous” sculpture decades ago.
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Florence Museum Wins Copyright Lawsuit Over Image of "David"
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
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
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
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”
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
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
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”
A government tourism campaign depicting Botticelli’s Venus as a “virtual influencer” is widely criticized as trivializing the nation’s cultural heritage.