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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Renaissance

Renaissance stories: 5 news summaries

 Met Bares 1st Work 
 by Michelangelo, 12 

'St. Anthony Tormented by Demons' amazed young apprentice's master

Jun 19, 09 1:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - A work believed to be Michelangelo's first painting has made its American debut at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Times reports. St. Anthony Tormented by Demons, a customized copy of a German print, is thought to have been painted in 1487 when Michelangelo was a 12-year-old apprentice... More »

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painting • artist • Michelangelo • Metropolitan Museum of Art • Renaissance

Italy Quake Caused Massive Damage to Medieval Heritage

Ancient churches, castles in Abruzzo suffer serious quake damage

Apr 7, 09 2:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 6.3 earthquake in Italy yesterday caused massive damage to what had been one of Europe's best-preserved medieval cities, ANSA reports. Large sections of a famous 13th-century basilica and three other historic churches in the mountain city of L'Aquila have crumbled. An ornate 1584 gate to the community has... More »

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art • Italy • church • earthquake • Renaissance

 Met 
 Unveils 
 X-Rated 
 Renaissance 

New exhibition includes 16th-century porn alongside masterpieces

Dec 23, 08 9:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Art and Love in Renaissance Italy, a new exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, comes with a warning to spectators: parental discretion advised. Mixed in with decorous portraits of noblemen are 16th-century pornographic images, dirty books, and other obscene artifacts. For Wall Street Journal critic James Gardner,... More »

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art museum • New York • art • pornography • sex • Metropolitan Museum of Art • Renaissance

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

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