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NEWS ABOUT: Florence

Florence stories: 7 news summaries

 Fresco Clue 
 Launches Hunt 
 for Lost Da Vinci 

Artist's greatest work may be hidden behind palace fresco

Oct 20, 09 4:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Like a mystery straight from the Da Vinci Code, an Italian palace fresco harbors a clue pointing to the existence of a hidden masterpiece, claims an art expert. Now Italian professor Maurizio Seracini has been granted permission to seek the painting considered Leonardo da Vinci's greatest work. Seracini believes the... More »

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art • Italy • Da Vinci Code • Palazzo Vecchio • Florence • Leonardo da Vinci • masterpiece

(Newser) - Did Michelangelo actually create a small (16-inch) wooden carving of a crucified Jesus or did the Italian government get taken for a $4 million ride? Some experts believe passionately that the piece, now on exhibit in Naples, is the work of the master. But as the BBC reports, others blast... More »

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art • Italy • sculpture • Christ • culture • Florence • Michelangelo • Jesus Christ • crucifiction

Madonna Gets a 10-Year Facelift

Italian lab restores Raphael's landmark painting with cutting edge techniques

Oct 26, 08 5:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - After a 10-year facelift, an Italian Renaissance landmark is finally ready for its unveiling. Raphael’s Madonna of the Goldfinch underwent extensive renovations that included CAT scans and X-rays, Reuters reports. A Florentine lab removed coverings by early restorers who saved the work, which was smashed in a house collapse... More »

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art • Italy • painting • Raphael • Florence • X-rays • Renaissance

 David Could Crumble: Engineer 

Years of traffic, tourism put Michelangelo's marble masterpiece at risk

Sep 19, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michelangelo’s famed statue of David is in danger of collapse and must be stabilized, an Italian engineering professor tells ANSA. Failure isn’t imminent, though a major earthquake could topple the Renaissance masterwork on display in Florence. Small cracks in the statue, thought to have emerged during the 500... More »

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Italy • statue • Florence • Michelangelo • David • Renaissance • structural integrity

Top Spots for Solo Adventurers

Go it alone for fun

Feb 24, 08 4:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Looking to mend a well-trodden heart with a solo adventure? From serene fishing villages to culture-packed cities, several destinations can be just the ticket. For those who prefer to go it alone, IgoUgo readers recommend:
  1. Vienna
  2. Rio de Janeiro
  3. Florence
  4. Parque Nacional Volcan Baru, Panama
  5. Marseille, France
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travel • list • Rio de Janeiro • vacation • trips • Angkor • Vienna • Maldives • Florence • Malta • solo travel • Parque Nacional Volcan Baru • Marseille • Ayampe • Puerto Vallarta

Italian Church Pairs Perfume With Prayer

Opened in Dante's time, pharmacy today sells scents in LA, Tokyo

Feb 20, 08 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Florence's Santa Maria Novella church has an intriguing sideline: It's home to one of the world's oldest pharmacies, which today churns out tonics and perfumes made according to medieval recipes. Smithsonian profiles the church, where Dominican monks began concocting herbal remedies and rose water, used to clean plague-touched homes, more... More »

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church • luxury goods • monasteries • Florence • perfume • soap • Santa Maria Novella • pharmacy • Dominican monks

Da Vinci to Be Decoded With Neutron Beam

Expert from bestseller may find masterpiece
in Florentine wall

Oct 24, 07 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - An art diagnostician so inventive that he was mentioned in The Da Vinci Code—the only real-life character in the book—will beam neutrons at a wall of Florence’s famous town hall next month, hoping to uncover a hidden Leonardo fresco. Maurizio Seracini has been waiting three decades to... More »

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painting • Palazzo Vecchio • Maurizio Seracini • Florence • neutron beams • fresco • Leonardo da Vinci

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