In Brief
Lack of Air-Conditioning Warps Raphael Painting at Rome Museum
In order to visit the Galleria Borghese in Rome, you must buy timed tickets online in advance.
Raphael
Opinion
Wait, Raphael Painted Porn at the Vatican?
I don't know how I missed this detail in Renaissance art class, but here's a first-hand account of visiting a sexy bathroom in the Papal apartment painted by one of the masters of the High Renaissance.
News
Major Art Exchange Between Prado and Hermitage
Two European museum powerhouses, the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, have signed an agreement to temporarily swap 236 art masterpieces in what it is an unprecedented exchange between two major art institutions.