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77 Paintings That Feel Way Ahead Of Their Time, As Shared By Art Lovers Online

A recent Reddit thread on r/ArtHistory invited people to share old paintings that feel modern or ahead of their time. It didn’t take long for the discussion to go viral, with history and art enthusiasts flooding the comments with mind-blowing examples from different centuries. Some of these pieces really make…

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A rare look inside the Sistine Chapel for a private concert about angel encounters

The Vatican’s Sistine Chapel hosted a concert debuting a composition focused on interactions with angels found throughout the Bible

The Independent UK

Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius: The only surviving larger-than-life-size statue of a pagan Roman emperor — a rarity that Michelangelo refurbished

The giant, one-of-a-kind statue of a Roman emperor on horseback depicts him addressing his troops.

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First Thing: US attacks Iran’s mine-laying boats in strait of Hormuz as tensions rise over oil

Iran’s IRGC has said it will not allow even ‘one litre’ to leave the region if US-Israeli attacks continue. Plus, how gen Z women are conquering country music

The Guardian - UK

Michelangelo or bust? Researcher divides experts with attribution of sculpture

Author claims archive documents show Christ the Saviour bust was one of the artist’s secret works

The Guardian - UK

EU recovery funds fuel frenzied restorations around Rome, including at famed basilica

The San Pietro in Vincoli basilica in Rome is home to one of Michelangelo’s most famous works, the massive marble statue of Moses, as well as the purported chains that imprisoned the first pope

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Turtle Team-Up turns Magic: The Gathering into a chill co-op game so you don't have to beat your friends and feel bad about it

The power of friendship.

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R-rated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie isn't "off the table", says franchise co-creator: "I think it will happen"

The Last Ronin movie might still happen

Total Film

Fancy pizza with a view when visiting the Vatican?

The Vatican unveils plans to expand the visitor experience to mark the 400th anniversary of St. Peter’s Basilica.

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Vatican expands tourist experience at St. Peter’s Basilica as pizza now offered

Fancy a pizza with a view?

The Independent UK

I'm Shook After Learning How TMNT's Scrapped Last Ronin Movie Would've Connected To Past Ninja Turtles Films

Look what we missed out on!

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The $23 million foot: Lost Michelangelo sketch sets auction record

A previously unknown Michelangelo foot sketch, identified as a study for the Libyan Sibyl on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, sold for $23 million at Christie's. The drawing, inherited and passed down through a family for centuries, was authenticated through infrared analysis and stylistic comparisons.

The Times of India

Giorgia Meloni’s face on a church mural is offensive – but not for the reason the Vatican thinks

When the likeness of the populist leader as an angel was painted into a cheesy tribute to Italy’s last king, it caused outrage. But far better artists have been similarly profane for centuries

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Rare Michelangelo foot sketch for Sistine Chapel fresco fetches record €23 million at auction

An extremely rare sketch of a foot by Michelangelo for the Sistine Chapel has sold for a record €23 million at a Christie's auction in New York. The recently discovered drawing was part of a study for the Libyan Sibyl on the ceiling of the chapel in the Vatican.

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Volcanic vulvas and hermaphrodite marble: Ovid’s Metamorphoses reshaped at the Rijksmuseum

Artists from Bernini to Louise Bourgeois are brought together in a new exhibition exploring the uncomfortable erotic parables of the ancient Roman poet

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Michelangelo's 'The Last Judgment' fresco undergoes 3-month cleaning at Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment” is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades

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'Filmmaking Poison:' A Ninja Turtles Director Talks About What He Wants Out Of The New Live-Action Movie

Cowabunga!

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The Director Of The Ninja Turtles Short Running With The SpongeBob Movie Explained Why They Went So Obscure With The Villain

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The Independent UK

Town rallies behind ‘Manhole Michelangelo’ after Iowa officials target him for public art

Locals made T-shirts for ‘Manhole Michelangelo’ and started a petition to drop the charges

Total Film

A live-action TMNT movie is in the works from the producer behind the Sonic trilogy, but it spells the end for the adaptation of a beloved comic

The Last Ronin is no more

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' New Live-Action Reboot Finally Got Some Exciting News, But That Last Ronin Update Hurts

I'm both pleased and disappointed.

Guitar World

“ESP asked me to pyrograph James Hetfield’s Explorer. I wasn’t sure who James was, but I said yes”: Meet Dino Muradian, the pyrographer who makes a living burning artwork into stars’ guitars

Defecting from his home country by flying himself over the border, the Romanian pilot wound up making guitar art for Metallica, B.B. King and the ESP Custom Shop

Evening Standard

Da Vinci and Michelangelo drawings go on display in Scotland for first time

More than 80 drawings by 57 different artists are in The King’s Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

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“Lean Lipo” Is the Newest Addition to the Body Contouring Toolkit

Meet "lean lipo"—the newest addition to the body contouring toolkit.

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'Ancient ruins of the future' - Polish artist Igor Mitoraj's conversations between past and present

One of Igor Mitoraj's most spectacular works, the monumental sculpture "Tindaro", went under the hammer this week at the Polswiss Art Auction House in Warsaw and fetched a record-breaking €1.6 million. This historic return has sparked a renewed interest in the artist and his reflective works.

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