Leonardo painting loan stirs controversy in Italy
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FLORENCE, Italy  - Italy plans to lend one of Leonardo da Vinci's best known paintings to Japan this month but opponents say the long plane trip could damage the masterpiece and are threatening to block the transfer.
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A portrait of Florentine ruler Lorenzo de' Medici by Raphael sells for more than Â£18m at auction in London.
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Il vincitore si assicura oltre 12 milioni di euro
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L'attore commenta il cambio della direzione artistica
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A published account of Italyâs malaise has become Topic A in a country that cares a lot about how it is seen abroad.
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MOSCOW -- Last May, Maria Paphiti, an icons specialist at Christie's auction house in London, was invited to inspect some religious paintings on wood that were among the contents of a building recently bought by an English family. The artworks had been found wrapped in plastic, and the building's...
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A painting by the French artist Paul Cezanne that was lost for more than 60 years is to go on show in Italy.
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A painting on display in Rome revives the scandal of Pope Alexander VI and his youthful mistress, Giulia Farnese.
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The Spanish are not newcomers to the international art market. After the English Parliamentarians executed Charles I in 1649, they sold the royal art collection, which included works by Raphael, Mantegna, ...
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It entered the auction as an 18th century painting by an unknown artist worth a few hundred pounds, but emerged as a suspected early work by Renaissance master Titian possibly worth several million.
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A series of paintings, by controversial artist Jack Vettriano, are sold at auction for more than Â£1m.
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Strike over pay and conditions Italian nude models have hit art schools where it hurts by resolutely refusing to get their kit off in a strike over pay and conditions, the Times reports.â¦
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A spectacular exhibition of contemporary art, which opened in Berlin on Tuesday amid Jewish protests, drew accusations that its billionaire owner was exploiting art to redeem his family's Nazi past.
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The theft of a world famous painting and the price of oil are two of the diverse topics taken up by leaders writers across the continent on Monday.
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Controversy surrounding a current art exhibition (earlier reports here) being held in Berlin has deepened after an unusual stunt pulled on Wednesday by a German gymnast, said to be protesting over the dark legacy which is attached to the artworks on
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Italy's culture minister said Tuesday that he has sent the J. Paul Getty Museum a proposal to resolve a dispute over allegedly looted antiquities, and threatened the Los Angeles museum with sanctions if a deal is not reached by the end of this month.
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Leonardo Da Vinciâs masterpiece joins a large and growing population of virtual art.