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2013 is over. But "The year of Italian Culture," a public relations effort by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has not yet run its course.   The program brought a number of artistic treasures to the United States in 2013, including "Boxer at Rest," the superb ancient bronze figure exhibited at the Met this past Spring. And some exhib...

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The World Premiere of DaVinci & Michelangelo: Titans Side by Side Original Museum Theatre Performance will make its debut at the Glitter Dome Event Center in the RINO Arts District of Denver, CO beginning with an evening performance on November 27th, 2015 at 7:30pm and playing selected matinee and evening performance through December until New...

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US debut of this one-act play by and with Massimiliano Finazzer, introduced by Michela Lucenti's dance choreographies inspired by the famous "Vitruvian Man". The performance will arrive in California in the fall.   Performed in Italian language with English subtitles. Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - Hour...

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Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man has evolved over the last five centuries from a thoughtful sketch into the picture of health. But the history behind this sketch is as curious as its image is omnipresent.   1. LEONARDO NEVER INTENDED FOR VITRUVIAN MAN TO BE DISPLAYED. The sketch was discovered in one of the High Renaissance master's person...

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The identity of the raven-haired beauty painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1504 has long been suspected to be Lisa Gheradini Del Giocondo, the wife of a rich silk merchant. Italian archaeologists trying to solve the mystery behind the identity of one of the world's most famous models said Wednesday that they had found shards of bone which could h...

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A sessantaquattro anni di distanza dal primo Gala organizzato presso il De Young Museum di San Francisco, la Leonardo da Vinci Society ha reso omaggio all'eccellenza della cultura italiana con una grande serata di arte e musica.   In celebrazione del piu' grande genio del Rinascimento originario di Vinci, l'organizzazione no-profit sotto la...

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Renowned Italian director and actor Massimiliano Finazzer Flory will bring Leonardo da Vinci to life again on stage in the one-act, 60-minute play Being Leonardo da Vinci: Interview Impossible at the Strand Theatre (1127 Market Street, San Francisco) on Thursday December 17th at 8pm. This gifted thespian will guide the audience in discovering the m...

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di Rudi Bressa   L'antenato dei frigoriferi - ideato da Leonardo da Vinci - è ora funzionante e in mostra al Museo della scienza e della tecnologia di Milano. Si tratta di un grande mantice con diciotto beccucci che, azionato a mano, concentra un getto d'aria su un contenitore dove tenere ghiaccio o acqua. Era questo per Leonardo il modo per...

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The steady gaze and beatific smile are reminiscent of the world's best known painting, the Mona Lisa.Those clues, along with carbon dating and other scientific tests, have led Italian experts to claim that they have found the holy of holies of the art world: a previously unknown Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece. Experts believe that the newly discove...

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June 5, 2015 - Friday 5:00 PMBoston Museum Of Fine Arts - 465 Huntington Avenue - Boston, Massachusetts Inspired by the newly installed exhibition Leonardo da Vinci and the Idea of Beauty, The Teen Arts Council presents Una Notte in Firenze (A Night in Florence); an event influence by the cultural richness of the Renaissance eera in...

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