Art of the deal: The vast territory the US bought for just $7.2 million

But human history is omnipresent: shell middens attest to the Tlingit people’s 1000-year-long presence, and artefacts ...
Greek Reporter

The Living History of St. Francis: Corfu’s Catholic Sanctuary

In Corfu’s Old Town was the preeminent center for the island’s Catholic community: the Church and former Monastery of St.
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Think you’ve seen a carnival before? These 15 events will completely change your mind

National Carnival Day falls on February 26th each year, offering a dedicated moment to recognize one of ...

Italy launches investigation as newly-restored angel painting in Rome church now resembles Giorgia Meloni

A painting in a Rome church has prompted an investigation following complaints that a newly-restored cherub bears a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Historians Thought This Rare Renaissance Portrait by One of the First Famous Female Artists Was Lost to History—Until It Surfaced in North Carolina

Sofonisba Anguissola's 16th-century painting of a clergyman was known only through a black-and-white photo. However, the ...
Crux

Michelangelo’s ‘The Last Judgment’ fresco undergoes 3-month cleaning at Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment,” the imposing fresco of heaven and hell which dominates the Sistine Chapel, is undergoing ...
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Michelangelo fresco in Sistine Chapel covered for 3-month clean-up

Michelangelo's world-famous "Last Judgement" fresco in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican will undergo extensive cleaning over the next three months. The fresco, on which Renaissance artist ...