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Meet the Mysterious Renaissance Muse Immortalized in the Only Leonardo da Vinci Painting in the Americas
Ginevra de' Benci was a poet famed for her beauty and intellect. But art historians know little about her beyond the writings ...
The Art Newspaper5d
A new ‘anti-biography’ rips apart the myth of Leonardo as a solitary genius
The new study of the Da Vinci brand uses historical context to debunk the artist’s cult status and present him as a man of ...
The world might have lost Mona Lisa’s mysterious smile forever—if not for one man’s daring plan
During World War II, Jacques Jaujard orchestrated a secret mission. His aim was to safeguard France's art. He moved the Mona Lisa and other treasures ...
You have 20/20 vision if you can spot the three differences in the famous painting in under 5 seconds
FIND out if you have perfect vision by spotting the difference in the two semi-identical images from famous paintings. A few subtle differences can be found in the images below, but only the ...
Review: Minnesota Opera’s ‘Barber of Seville’ proves humorous and a fun night at the opera
Gioachino Rossini’s comic opera “The Barber of Seville” was always rooted in the stock characters and silly scenarios of ...
98 Degrees Break Down Their First Album in 12 Years — and Why the “Mulan” Soundtrack 'Saved Our Career' (Exclusive)
Speaking exclusively with PEOPLE, Jeff Timmons, Nick Lachey, Justin Jeffre and Drew Lachey talk about their first album in 12 ...
The Blogs | The Times of Israel5d
London, Berlin, Tel Aviv – Neumark’s singular Judaica art collection
Neumark has storage in Tel Aviv, Berlin and London. “My plan is to open my own museum in Israel” he concluded, “this is the ...
Star Tribune5d
Review: Minnesota Opera’s ‘Barber of Seville’ proves humorous and a fun night at the opera
The Italians had a lot going on in the 1500s. A century that started with Leonardo da Vinci painting the “Mona Lisa” ended with the invention of opera by a coterie of composers in Venice.