12

May

Leonardo’s Madonna with Child to return to Italy…for two months on artist’s 500th anniversary since his death

Leonardo da Vinci's Benois Madonna is returning to Italy for two months for the 500th anniversary of the artist's death. The painting, whose completion is dated to between 1478 and…

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07

May

90ft Migrant boat on which around 800 persons died in the Mediterranean on display at Venezia Biennale

The remains of one of the Mediterranean’s most shocking migration tragedies, in which between 700 and 1,100 people died, is on display in this year's edition of the Venezia Biennale.…

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04

Apr

Photo Story -Panda Independence

A woman looks at a painting entitled 'Panda Independence' by Spanish artist Okuda San Miguel displayed at La Galerie Paris 1839 in Hong Kong, China, 30 March 2019 (issued 03…

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16

Sep

Thyroid problems might be the solution to the Mona Lisa enigma – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

The Mona Lisa had thyroid problems that account for her yellow skin, thinning hair and a possible goitre on her neck, two US researchers say. In a paper published in…

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12

Aug

Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Today's morning briefing  covers the stories we find on the Maltese Newspapers and some of the main news which took place in the past 24 hours around the…

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23

Jun

Scholars confirm that “The Archangel Gabriel” could be the first known piece by Da Vinci

CNN Italian scholars claim they have unearthed the first known piece by Renaissance genius Leonardo Da Vinci. "The Archangel Gabriel," a painted glazed tile, was signed and dated by an artist…

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22

May

A Quattrocento painting of the Madonna adoring the Child of remarkably high quality, which may be by an artist of Maltese descent, to be auctioned today

A painting by the late Quattrocento and early Cinquecento artist Antonio de Saliba is coming up for auction on Tuesday. This Renaissance artist was an artistic follower of his Sicilian…

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