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Vatican to Return Its Parthenon Marbles Fragments to Greece

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie December 16, 2022December 16, 2022

Pope Francis called the works’ repatriation a “donation.”

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Disgruntled American Tourist Smashes Roman Busts at the Vatican

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu October 7, 2022October 7, 2022

The 65-year-old man was reportedly angry that he was not granted a meeting with the Pope.

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Tucked Away in LA For Decades, 2,000-Year-Old Roman Mosaic Returns to Italy

by Sarah Rose Sharp September 13, 2022September 13, 2022

An art attorney contacted the FBI on behalf of an anonymous client who was in possession of a mosaic of Medusa.

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Your Prayers Have Been Answered: The Vatican Will Launch NFTs

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie May 5, 2022January 9, 2023

The initiative will put the Vatican Museum’s masterpieces on the blockchain.

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Rome’s New Cooking Museum Invites Visitors to Feast With Their Eyes

by Sarah Rose Sharp March 13, 2022March 13, 2022

The oldest mass-printed cookbook, 500-year-old recipes from a pope’s private chef, and varied displays of chocolate molds will go on view in May.

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Shot in Rome During Lockdown, Zeros and Ones is a Different Pandemic Thriller

by Jake Cole November 17, 2021November 17, 2021

Featuring Ethan Hawke in a dual role as twin brothers on opposite sides of a brewing war, Abel Ferrara’s new film evokes the paranoia of modern information overload.

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Live in Rome and Pursue Your MA in Art History at John Cabot University

Avatar photo by John Cabot University October 13, 2021October 5, 2022

Apply by February 1, to be considered for admission to this unique graduate program at a US-accredited university based in Italy.

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Is Rome’s House of Michelangelo the Real Deal?

Avatar photo by Anthony Majanlahti August 23, 2021August 23, 2021

A facade is all that remains of the fabled home of the Renaissance artist but the story around it raises more questions than it answers.

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A Dazzling Corrective to the White-washing of Ancient Rome

Avatar photo by Anthony Majanlahti July 25, 2021July 23, 2021

Focused on mosaics, the only technique whose color doesn’t fade over time, Colors of the Romans helps audiences look at the ancient society as those living then would have seen it.

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At Rome’s Quadriennale, Out With the Old and In With Historical Interventions

Avatar photo by Francesco Dama February 4, 2021February 3, 2021

Fuori proposes a reinterpretation of Italian visual arts from the 1960s to the present day, affording greater prominence to women and young artists.

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In Rome, a Street Named Propaganda

Avatar photo by Anthony Majanlahti October 25, 2020November 5, 2020

The street with Francesco Borromini’s marvelous façade is called Via di Propaganda; learning its history reveals the complex relationship between art and indoctrination.

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A History of Disease, Faith, and Recovery in Rome

Avatar photo by Anthony Majanlahti April 19, 2020June 24, 2020

What happens when an epidemic strikes and that profoundly human urge to kiss and touch items thought to be sacred becomes part of the problem?

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