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...must-see stop on any Tuscan art lover's itinerary. It is this (necessarily permanent) presence of The Legend of the True Cross in Arezzo, along with other notable Piero works housed in his birthplace of Borgo Sansepolcro and the nearby village of Monterchi, that make the current exhibit so powerful. The unprecedented collection of his six paintings on display - brought in from the Louvre and Uffizi, among other sources - shares the billing with Piero's famous works already residing in and around Arezzo...
...central exhibit, which features some 100 works by artists influenced by Piero and five of his own mathematical treatises, is being billed as the Renaissance art exhibit of the year in Italy, and an unprecedented chance for Arezzo to spread its wings. "Piero has become the very expression of the city's identity," says Arezzo's commissioner of culture Camillo Brezzi, noting the importance of the True Cross restoration in drawing visitors. "But like all of Italy really, this remains a small town no matter how big it might get." With its medieval architecture and steep cobblestone streets, the city...
...these days Piero is the city's star, even if it wasn't always that way. Bertelli, one of the three co-curators of the exhibit, calls Piero "an unlucky artist," because some of his greatest works were permanently lost, including frescoes in Ferrara (after his patron died, they were torn down) and in the Vatican (to make room for Raphael frescoes in the early 16th century). But his surviving works show a subtle mastery that influenced Raphael, Venetian painter Gentile Bellini and visiting Flemish painters along the Adriatic coast. He even inspired 20th century surrealists...
...summer, grownups gladly pay to see what used to be considered kids' stuff. (Ever heard of Pirates of the Caribbean, Spider-Man or Shrek?) TRANSFORMERS, those '80s playthings, are getting an adult makeover. Exhibit A is the new Bumble Bee, right, once a toy, but in action director Michael Bay's hands, a much more looming presence. And this one's a good...
...Queen of Scots this summer. Even Sting is getting in on the Tudor buzz, popping up on chat shows with a lute to promote Songs from the Labyrinth, a CD of tunes by 16th century composer John Dowland. And fat Henry hasn't been left out. A just-closed exhibit of work by the King's portraitist, Hans Holbein, was a hit for London's Tate Britain museum...