FLORENCE.- Italian researchers on Wednesday began looking for the remains of a Renaissance woman many believed posed for the “Mona Lisa.” The researchers used a geo-radar device to search for underground tombs in a Florence convent where Lisa Gherardin…
Italian Researchers Announce Hunt in Florence for Remains of Possible Mona Lisa Model
ROME (AP).- Italian researchers said Tuesday they will dig up bones in a Florence convent to try to identify the remains of a Renaissance woman long believed to be the model for the “Mona Lisa.” If successful, the research might help ascertain the ide…
New Paintings by Colorado-Born Artist John Currin Presented at Gagosian Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery presents new paintings by John Currin. Currin’s depictions of the female figure enchant and repel, often in equal measure. Labeled as mannerist, caricaturist, radical conservative or satirist, Currin continues to c…
Baltimore Nuns Auctioning Famous Baseball Card to Raise Money for Diocese
DALLAS, TX.- The School Sisters of Notre Dame in Baltimore are about to receive a little divine love from the Holy Grail of Baseball Cards. A newly discovered T206 Honus Wagner card, left to the convent by the brother of a member of the order when he …
Baltimore Nuns Auctioning Famous Baseball Card to Raise Money for Diocese
DALLAS, TX.- The School Sisters of Notre Dame in Baltimore are about to receive a little divine love from the Holy Grail of Baseball Cards. A newly discovered T206 Honus Wagner card, left to the convent by the brother of a member of the order when he …
Laser Scanner Applied at Emblematic Mexican Monuments
MEXICO CITY.- Emblematic Mexican constructions such as the Metropolitan Cathedral, Palacio Nacional, Padre Tembleque Aqueduct and San Juan de Ulua Fort have been digitalized by the National Institute of Anthropology and History using the laser scanner …