NEW YORK, NY.- A tender depiction of the Madonna and Child with the young St John the Baptist by Benedetto da Maiano (1442-1497) is among the major pieces of European sculpture presented by Tomasso Brothers Fine Art in their third annual New York exhib…
New Book Says Painting Stored Behind a Couch for 25 Years may Be a Michelangelo
TONAWANDA (AP).- Could a painting of Mary holding the body of Jesus that hung for years in an upstate New York family’s home really be a 16th century Michelangelo? An Italian art historian thinks so after undertaking years of research, which he docume…
After More than 20 Years, Michelangelo’s Most Precious Drawings at Albertina in Vienna
VIENNA.- Between 8 October 2010 and 9 January 2011, the Albertina presents the first major Michelangelo exhibition in more than twenty years. This display of 120 out of the artist’s most precious drawings offers a comprehensive insight into the wo…
Tourist Crowds Threaten Vatican’s Sistine Chapel Says Vatican Museums Chief
VATICAN CITY (AP).- The Vatican Museums chief warned that dust and polluting agents brought into the Sistine Chapel by thousands of tourists every day risk one day endangering its priceless artworks. Antonio Paolucci told the newspaper La Repubblica in…
Tourist Crowds Threaten Vatican’s Sistine Chapel Says Vatican Museums Chief
VATICAN CITY (AP).- The Vatican Museums chief warned that dust and polluting agents brought into the Sistine Chapel by thousands of tourists every day risk one day endangering its priceless artworks. Antonio Paolucci told the newspaper La Repubblica in…
Marco Brambilla Commissioned by Kanye West for New Video
NEW YORK, NY.- Kanye West has commissioned a video work by critically acclaimed artist, Marco Brambilla, to accompany the release of his new single “Power” from his upcoming album. The video piece will be released in early August 2010. Power…
Brainstem, Spinal Cord Images Hidden in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
BALTIMORE ().- Michelangelo, the 16th century master painter and accomplished anatomist, appears to have hidden an image of the brainstem and spinal cord in a depiction of God in the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers re…
Brainstem, Spinal Cord Images Hidden in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
BALTIMORE.- Michelangelo, the 16th century master painter and accomplished anatomist, appears to have hidden an image of the brainstem and spinal cord in a depiction of God in the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers repor…
The Frans Hals Museum Presents Master Painters Side by Side
HAARLEM, NL – The Frans Hals Museum is
presenting
a work by the British artist Francis Bacon flanked by two monumental
paintings
by Cornelis van Haarlem. What links these artists is their admiration
for
Michelangelo. This Italian painter, …
Master Painters Side by Side for the First Time in the Frans Hals Museum
HAARLEM.- The Frans Hals Museum is presenting a work by the British artist Francis Bacon flanked by two monumental paintings by Cornelis van Haarlem. What links these artists is their admiration for Michelangelo. This Italian painter, sculptor, archite…