Michelangelo

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by Magda Lauer | Tue, 02/18/2014 - 03:50

“Unique.” “Divine.” “Terrible.” These words have all been used to describe Michelangelo Buonarroti. The word “phenomenal” would complete the description.…

Culture

Precious Historic Documents on View at Palazzo Pitti

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 02/10/2014 - 09:40

Drawings by Michelangelo and Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci’s baptism certificate, as well as texts featuring his notes, a lecture by Galileo on Dante’s Inferno –…

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Thousands of LEDs to Illuminate Sistine Chapel

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 01/02/2014 - 04:19

In 2014, visitors entering the Sistine Chapel will be greeted by a gleaming light, seeming to radiate from the chapel’s spectacular frescoes. That impression…

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Michelangelo's David Will Be Symbol of ��ý at Milan's Expo 2015

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 12/06/2013 - 06:00

Michelangelo's iconic statue of David will grace the Italian Pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015 global trade convention, officials announced last week. Italian…

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530 Years of Sistine Chapel

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/18/2013 - 08:00

On Aug. 15, 1483, Pope Sixtus IV consecrated the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to the Virgin Mary.Pope Sixtus IV, born Francesco della Rovere, served from 1471 to…

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��ý's Treasures: The Vatican

by Magda Lauer | Tue, 10/15/2013 - 07:30

The signing of The Lateran Treaty established Vatican City as an independent state in 1929. With little more than 400 citizens including Swiss guards,…

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Michelangelo And Renaissance Art Used To Fight ��ý's Mafias

by Carol King | Tue, 05/28/2013 - 10:07

A sketch by Michelangelo is being employed in an effort to help Italian youths avoid a life of crime as part a project using Renaissance art against ��ý’s…

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Romanino and the Sistine Chapel of the Poor

by Carol King | Wed, 01/30/2013 - 11:56

Carol King admires a magnificent fresco cycle by the Brescian painter who foreshadowed Caravaggio.Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City…

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Michelangelo's "David-Apollo" Causes Censorship Scandal in China

by Gabi Logan | Mon, 08/20/2012 - 00:45

When China's National Museum opened their year-long "Renaissance in Florence: Masterpieces and the Protagonists" exhibit, China Central Television's (CCTV)…