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  Il Getty Museum di Los Angeles in California riceve 38 manoscritti italiani, mentre a Cleveland in Ohio si espone la Fata Morgana del Giambologna Amadeo Giannini sarà onorato presso la San Francisco Little Italy Honor Walk in California Il Made in Italy a New York continua a crescere e ad innovare Simone Fontecchio giocherà per i Miami Heat L'Ita...

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The Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York, Inc. (IHCC-NY, Inc.) Board of Directors, led by its president, Comm. Joseph Sciame, is comprised of a volunteer group of leaders of the Italian and Italian American community. They ensure that its mission continues with their promoting, presenting, and preserving Italian and Italian American c...

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Calling Michelangelo’s David iconic is something of an understatement: A monument of art history both literally and figuratively, it is undoubtedly the world’s most famous sculpture—and, with a height of nearly 14 feet and a weight of more than six tons, impossible to ignore. Fashioned from white Carrara marble and depicting its subject completely...

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Italy is marking the 550th anniversary of the High Renaissance genius Michelangelo with a series of special events and cultural initiatives, centred mainly in Florence. The celebrations begin on Thursday, 550 years after the birth of Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni in the village of Caprese Michelangelo, located about 100 km east of the...

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Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle Museum of Art after a monumental feat in networking and logistics by the Williamsburg, Virginia museum ahead of the Renaissance master’s 550th anniversary. Curator Adriano Marinazzo, an architect and Michelangelo expert, has organ...

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Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 7 pm. 79 Howard Ave, Staten Island, NY. Free for members, $10 donation non-members. Michelangelo Buonarroti, one of the greatest artists in history, prolific in the art of painting, of sculpture, of architecture and in poetry, is a true symbol of Renaissance man. Deeply religious, he created unrivaled intersection of spiritua...

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Florence might have Michelangelo's David, but the Eternal City is home to several of his most notable works. I can't wait to share this brief history of Michelangelo in Rome and where to find his art in the city. Discovering Michelangelo in Rome - Everything you need to knowMany people know Michelangelo as a Renaissance artist and Florence as the m...

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An Italian art restorer is “firmly convinced” she has identified the famous female follower of Jesus in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel masterpiece and put an end to a mystery that has lasted centuries. There are 300 tangled figures depicted in Michelangelo’s sprawling rendition of The Last Judgment in the celebrated chapel, but until now the presenc...

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Growing up in the New York metro area in the 1970s and early 1980s, the work of art I heard my parents discuss most often was Michelangelo’s Pietà. The famous sculpture, which resides inside St. Peter’s in Rome, features a beatific and serene Mary seated with the body of the crucified Jesus sprawled across her lap, evoking the great suffering of hi...

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The Sistine Chapel is probably one of the most celebrated works of the Renaissance era. Built in the 15th century under Pope Sixtus IV and named in his honor, the chapel forms part of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace and serves as the pope’s private chapel. While its walls were initially adorned by various artists, including Botticelli and Ghirlandai...

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