Takeo Yamaguchi

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“The great Ruler of Heaven looked own and . He further endowed him with true moral philosophy and a sweet poetic spirit, so that the world should marvel at the singular eminence of his life and works and all his actions, seeming rather divine than earthy.”
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It is known worldwide for being the place where the conclave and other official papal ceremonies take place, as well as for being decorated by Michelangelo Buonarroti and other illustrious artists such as Sandro Botticelli, Perugino and Domenico Ghirlandaio. The Sistine Chapel in Rome is definitely one of the most important pieces of world heritage, a marvellous treasure which may not reach the future generations if it is not safeguarded and respected.
The “Sistine SOS” alarm was launched by ...

In the province of Udine, precisely Passariano di Codroipo, the marvellous Villa Manin is about to host the works of the exhibition Munch and the spirit of the North. Scandinavia in the second half of the 19th century. The opening ceremony will be held on 25th September, but the operators of Linea d’Ombra, manager and curator Marco Goldin’s company, are already anticipating record bookings for this unrepeatable one-time event.
After an exhibition that investigated the relationship between French ...

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The 12th September will be the last day, in London, of Close Examinations: Fakes, Mistakes and Discoveries, the exhibition which reveals secrets and curiosities about some historical pieces of the National Gallery collection, more than forty paintings. The enthralling exhibition lets the public take part in the challenges and mysteries which for years have been haunting the National Gallery experts, dedicated to discovering masterpieces or unmask fake, wrongly attributed, modified over time or restored works.
Like detectives, visitors ...

Last May Massimiliano Finazzer Flory, the councillor for Culture in Milan, had defined with great enthusiasm Maurizio Cattelan’s exhibition as a “retrospective”. The event is scheduled for this autumn at Palazzo Reale, but less than a month before its inauguration, which will be held on 24th September, it has been disclosed that there will be only four works on view:  The Ninth Hour, Crucified Woman, Drummer Boy and the very much disputed Omnia Munda Mundis, the cut off hand ...