JOHNS CREEK, GA. (AP).- The soaring sounds of a pipe organ silenced when dust from the collapsing World Trade Center invaded its church sanctuary nearly a decade ago could soon fill a place of worship once again. The historic instrument was dismantled …
Churches Aim to Restore Historic Organ After World Trade Center Terror Attacks
JOHNS CREEK, GA. (AP).- The soaring sounds of a pipe organ silenced when dust from the collapsing World Trade Center invaded its church sanctuary nearly a decade ago could soon fill a place of worship once again. The historic instrument was dismantled …
Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson’s Artworks at Columbus Museum of Art
Columbus, OH.- The Columbus Museum of Art presents “Street Talk and Spiritual Matters: Aminah’s Mt. Vernon Avenue” from May 20th through September 4th. This exhibition explores two related aspects of Aminah Robinson’s work: her documentati…
Snap Galleries Presents Michael Putland’s Second Solo Exhibition with the Gallery
LONDON.- Snap Galleries hosted a solo show for Michael Putland in their Birmingham gallery in 2005 which was a great success, and now they are working with Michael again on this new exhibition of triptychs. In this new exhibition, Michael Putland prese…
Smithsonian Acquires Lifetouch Donation for Photographic History Collection
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History recently received a donation of historic materials from Lifetouch Inc. as part of its effort to record the history of photography. Lifetouch, an employee-owned photography com…
Recovery of Painting by Albrecht Dürer Leads Italian Police to Various Pieces of Stolen Art
ROME.- Sixteen paintings that had been stolen at various times from private homes and churches will be back by Christmas, to their rightful owners. The works of art seized by police in September for the protection of cultural heritage have been recover…
Well-Known Austrian Architect Dies
VIENNA (AP).- An influential Austrian architect has died a few days after his 90th birthday. The Austrian Museum of Architecture in Vienna says Johannes Spalt died Saturday, three days after his birthday. Spalt, whose death was announced Monday, was…
Bronzino: Artist and Poet at the Court of the Medici Opens at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence
FLORENCE.- Agnolo di Cosimo, known as Bronzino (1503-1572), was one of the greatest artists in the history of Italian painting. Court artist to Cosimo I de’ Medici (1519-1574), his work embodied the sophistication of the Mannerist style. Bronzino….
L’Osservatore Romano Says New Caravaggio May Have Been Found
ROME (AP).- The Vatican newspaper reported Saturday that a new Caravaggio painting may have been found in Rome, but cautioned that further analyses are required before it can be attributed for certain to the Italian master. The front-page story in L’Os…
Churches, Museums and a Gallery in Rome to Honor Caravaggio with Rare Night Visits
ROME
– Experts are examining whether a painting belonging to the Catholic
priestly
order of the Jesuits in Rome is the work of Italian master Caravaggio,
the
Vatican newspaper said Saturday. The L’Osservatore Romano article
appeared as…