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The Breathtaking Hermitage Museum, Filled With Treasures Like the Kolyvan Vase and the Peacock Clock, First Opened to the Public on This Day in 1852
Russia’s palatial institution is now the second largest in the world, with an impressive collection of three million objects ...
Slice of Mumbai tailoring at Vatican Apostolic Library
An exhibition titled Il Viaggio (En Route) commissioned by the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana features works by global ...
The world’s smallest nation has some astonishing sights
An outsized history as the seat of the Catholic Church brings with it an incredible collection of art and architecture.
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Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Drawings Make First U.S. Visit
During the four years he spent painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling, Michelangelo executed hundreds of preparatory drawings, ...
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Michelangelo’s Drawings for the Sistine Chapel Visit the U.S. for the First Time
Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle ...
Greek City Times2d
Stephen Fry And His Odyssey For The Parthenon Sculptures
Sir Stephen Fry, the distinguished British actor, writer, director, and well-known Philhellene, recently spoke at the ...
Behind a false wall, a lost da Vinci might lurk
A mural commissioned in 1503 for the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence has been the subject of controversy and debate for more than ...
Artist Wafaa Bilal showcases 20-year journey with exhibit at Museum of Contemporary Art
When you look through the eyes of an artist, new perspectives can take shape. It’s a perspective formed a world away for ...
National Catholic Register3d
The Catholic Church’s Copes of Many Colors
COMMENTARY: Liturgical vestments like copes, chasubles and dalmatics are part of the beauty of the liturgy, alongside church ...
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Vatican names Majayjay Church in Laguna a minor basilica
The Vatican decreed that the Saint Gregory the Great Parish Church, commonly known as Majayjay Church, in Majayjay town, ...
Islamic Arts Biennale: Kaaba’s kiswah goes on public display for the first time in Jeddah
Islamic Arts Biennale marks the public debut of Kaaba’s kiswah in Jeddah, redefines Islamic art to put Saudi Arabia on global art map ...