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Painting in Pompeii “Rediscovered” as Andrea Mantegna Original
Now on view in the Vatican Museums, the work was newly attributed to the Renaissance master after flying under the radar for centuries.
Vatican Museums
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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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Climate Protesters Glue Themselves to Vatican Masterpiece
Two activists from the group Ultima Generazione glued their hands to the base of the ancient Roman statue “Laocoön and His Sons,” dubbed as a “prototypical icon of human agony.”
Art
The Pursuit of Art, 2015
2015 was the Year of the Whitney.
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Did Michelangelo Use the Golden Ratio to Paint the Sistine Chapel?
The Renaissance artist Michelangelo was fascinated by human anatomy.
Art
Soaking in the Materiality of the Vatican
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — For those who can't travel to the Vatican, a photographic series by Massimo Listro offers a chance to wander imaginatively through its halls.