Where Is Mona Lisa Now?
Well, the answer to that question depends on whether you are talking about the painting or the body. Reported by Ansa News on Thursday, January 19, 2007, Italian scholar Giuseppe Pallatini…
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What The Roman Emperor Nero Did For You Part 3
<< Previous 1 2 [3] Next >> A young Roman was walking on the Aventine hill only to fall into a hole into a subterranean wonderland. He saw incredible frescoes, appearing…
What The Roman Emperor Nero Did For You Part 2
<< Previous 1 [2] 3 Next >> The Domus Aurea was not a place for sleeping, because Nero had other lodgings for that. He filled the Domus Aurea with his collection…
What The Roman Emperor Nero Did For You Part 1
<< Previous [1] 2 3 Next >> This article was published in October, 2006 under the following title: Offer Thanks to Nero Why, one might ask, would modern civilization owe a…
Viking Boat Burials Found in Norway With Treasure Intact
NORWAY – 01/08/2007 – On January 8, 2007 it was announced that Danish archaeologists found two Viking boat burials from about 800 A.D. with their treasures intact. Burials in boats such…
Verrocchio
Andrea del Verrocchio (1435-1488) was an Italian Renaissance artist working in the Florentine court of famous art patrons, Lorenzo and Giuliano de’ Medici. Verrocchio ran a successful studio in Florence, his…
Venus of Cyrene May Return to Libya
ROME – 04/24/2007 – An Italian tribunal court ruling on Monday determined that the famous Venus of Cyrene is not part of Italy’s cultural heritage and should therefore be returned to…
Van Gogh Painting A Fake
MELBOURNE, Australia – 08/03/2007 – A Van Gogh painting now in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne has been found to be a fake! The Van Gogh…
Treasures from the Vatican Museums will soon be coming to a town near you
01/10/2008 – Treasures from the Vatican Museums will soon be coming to Florida, Ohio, and Minnesota in 2008. The exhibition is called “Vatican Splendors from St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Museums…
The Venetian Renaissance, Giorgione’s Painting of The Pastoral Concert, A Poesie Painting of Giorgione
Giorgione’s painting reflects the style of the Venetian Renaissance rather than the Italian High Renaissance, separate movements which were concurrent within Italy during the sixteenth century, but with considerable differences. There…
