Sculpture
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 01/07/2014 - 06:39
Photo credit: Rob Shelley, National Gallery of Art.
The Dying Gaul, one of the most renowned works from Roman antiquity, is on view at the National Gallery…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 12/10/2013 - 08:24
An opening reception today inaugurates a pair of 13-foot-high statues by Italian architect and designer Antonio Pio Saracino standing in New York’s Bryant Park…
Culture
by Anonymous (not verified) | Wed, 12/04/2013 - 05:00
The North Doors of Florence’s Baptistery are gilded, just like the famous East Doors, better known as the “Gates of Paradise” doors.
The discovery was…
Culture
by Carol King | Tue, 07/02/2013 - 06:03
The Swarovski Foundation announced it will restore the statue of St. George on top of the Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice.
The statue crowns the…
Culture
by Carol King | Tue, 01/22/2013 - 10:00
Archaeologists have discovered an “exceptional” group of sculptures dating to the 1st century BC in a villa in the outskirts of Rome.The seven sculptures date…
Culture
by Gabi Logan | Fri, 09/21/2012 - 04:58
The original mould by Leonardo da Vinci's 1508 sculpture study "Horse and Rider" is touring North America and the UK in the first-ever public exhibition of a…
Culture
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)…
Culture
by Mark Collinson | Wed, 03/14/2012 - 05:13
The Ponte Vecchio Bridge straddles the River Arno in the heart of Florence. It was first documented in the year 996 and is believed to have been built during…
Culture
by Natalie Aldern | Tue, 10/18/2011 - 03:00
While a flock of live sheep may draw curious crowds in Milan, a new herd of plastic farm animals are attracting attention in Bolzano. The artificial herd has…
Culture
by Myra Robinson | Thu, 07/14/2011 - 04:49
The proud image of the lion is everywhere in Venice; gazing down from buildings, looking out from the keystone of an archway, or standing on fluted columns.…
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