Entertainment & Arts
One of 12 existing portraits by Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli will go on auction next year and could fetch more than $80 million.
Sept. 24, 2020
Travel & Experiences
“The Coronation of the Virgin,” a masterpiece by the 15th-Century Italian artist Sandro Botticelli, has gone back on exhibit in Florence 50 years after it was removed for restoration.
Jan. 12, 1990
The Renaissance portrait is estimated at $80 million, according to reports, but the pool of potential bidders may be surprisingly large.
Jan. 21, 2021
Here are the paintings upon which the Showtime “Picture Windows” episodes are based and their film masters.
Oct. 1, 1995
A long road trip can seem endless in silence, especially if you’re passing through familiar or dull roads.
Jan. 17, 2014
For most of us, original Van Goghs are a tad pricey.
March 3, 1999
The Jacquemart-Andre Museum, which contains one of France’s finest private collections of Italian Renaissance painting outside the Louvre, has reopened after a four-year restoration project.
May 12, 1996
Dante Alighieri, traditionally portrayed as a stern figure with a large hooked nose, is now showing a softer side, thanks to a reconstruction of his face by Italian scientists.
Jan. 13, 2007
Books
Leonardo’s curse was that he remembered everything,” Jack Dann solemnly announces in the prologue to “The Memory Cathedral.”
March 10, 1996
World & Nation
Uffizi Gallery officials began picking up the pieces Friday as thousands of Italians took to the streets of Florence to protest Thursday’s car-bomb attack on the famed museum.
May 29, 1993