Ferrari to Fund Restoration of Cimabue Fresco in the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi
He’s remembered for renouncing his riches and devoting himself to a life of poverty. But Saint Francis of Assisi — one of the two patron saints of Italy and among the most venerated figures in Christianity — has a flashy new investor in his legacy: Ferrari. The Italian luxury sports car company will fund a restoration of the Maestà di Assisi (Mado...
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Heaven on Earth Through the Eyes of a Trecento Maestro
With the legal name of Cenni di Pepi, and the common moniker of Cimabue, came a revolution in medieval Italian art. As the most celebrated Florentine artist of his generation, Cimabue (pronounced chee ma BOO ay) is hailed for transitioning Italian art out of the flatness of Byzantine icons to the beginnings of the naturalism that would culminate a...
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