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Michelangelo's Last Judgement gets a facial as Vatican shows off its cleaning operation in the Sistine Chapel ⊕
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The Vatican today showed off its cleaning operation that aims to remove a chalky white film of salt that has accumulated over the Renaissance masterpiece.
My cultural awakening: Leonardo da Vinci made me rethink surgery – I’ve since mended more than 3,000 hearts ⊕
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For one heart surgeon, seeing the Renaissance artist’s anatomical drawings gave him a natural understanding of the body that was often overlooked in modern medical science
If you’d asked my teenage se…
54 days ago
Renaissance Capital Completes Buyout of Citibank’s Russian Operations ○
AO Citibank will be renamed to AO RenCap Bank and will continue servicing its existing clients as a “standalone entity,” Renaissance Capital said.
57 days ago
Florence police launch probe into new 'Black Cube' flats after 'monstrosity' built alongside Renaissance architecture sparked outrage ⊖
The black, burnished metal building sits in stark contrast to the warm, earthy yellows and oranges of the traditional Renaissance architecture that defines the Tuscan city.
‘Bring it back’: Sicilians say Antonello da Messina’s Ecce Homo belongs with them ⊕
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Much of Messina’s cultural memory was destroyed in a 1908 earthquake, but the Italian government has secured a masterpiece by the port city’s greatest son
On 28 December 1908, the city of Messina was …
62 days ago
AI slop, begone! The viral musical virtuosos bringing brains and brilliance back to social media ⊕⊕
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Whether making microtonal pop or playing Renaissance instruments with sheep bones, a crop of bold artists are making genuinely strange music go mainstream – but are they at the mercy of the algorithm…
67 days ago
Danny L Harle: Cerulean review – an earnest homage to early 00s bangers or a poor imitation? ⊕
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On a high-minded album boasting a weighty guest list including Dua Lipa and Clairo, the superproducer lacks the hooks of the pop-trance he’s so heavily influenced by
Cerulean is a confusing busine…
88 days ago
This month’s best paperbacks: Anne Tyler, Jason Allen-Paisant and more ⊕⊕
Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some great new paperbacks, from a Renaissance romp to an ode to optimism
Continue reading...Diary of a degenerate: mapping the music and the madness of Carlo Gesualdo ⊖
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The Renaissance composer wrote hauntingly sublime music – and committed a grisly double murder before descending even further into psychosis. As a new stage work revisits his life, its director asks …