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...Bayton Art Institute, which is now showing a large exhibition of the long-overlooked school of Genoa, has been given paintings by the two best artists in the group-Cambiaso and Magnasco. In Detroit, Mrs. Edsel Ford gave to the Institute of Art a 15th century Flemish sculpture called Lamentation over the Body of the Dead Christ that was carved after a design by Rogier van der Weyden and for centuries belonged to the Dukes of Arenberg. The Cleveland Art Museum's acquisitions in the old master class range from a landscape by Claude Lorrain through a newly discovered...
...Atomic Age." A number of conservative bishops believe that the church should stand aloof from the pressures of a temporal world, holding fast to its traditions. Led by such impressive figures as Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani of the Holy Office, Ernesto Cardinal Ruffini of Palermo and Giuseppe Cardinal Siri of Genoa, the "integralists" include nearly every bishop in Italy and Spain, a majority of the prelates from the U.S. and Latin America...
Shared markets have also led European manufacturers to move closer to one another in product styling. Since Genoa Industrialist Enrico Piaggio sent his Vespa motor scooters swarming through Europe as the first postwar apostles of the Italian look, Italy has become firmly established as the fountainhead of European design. Britain's Clore, whose multitudinous holdings include a corner on 22% of the British shoe market, makes periodic Italian tours to keep up with the latest in footwear; British Motor Corp.'s Harriman turned to Italian Stylist Pinin Farina to design autos that would sell better on the Continent...
Desperately, Robertson eased sail; relentlessly, Gretel increased her margin-sliding through the heavy seas with ghostly grace. She stood high, she footed fast, she simply could not be caught-even by accident. Just one-quarter mile from the finish line, Gretel's light blue Genoa jib tore loose from its main clew and flopped overboard. But the damage was quickly repaired and Gretel swept triumphantly past Brenton Reef lightship, with Vim trailing in her wake...
Three days after Smith arrived at Italsider's Voltri mill near Genoa, Carandente telephoned to find out how he was doing, was stunned to learn that Smith had already turned out six pieces. How could the festival display six Smiths when it was showing only two Moores? Unperturbed, Smith went back to work, planning to finish four more by the end of the week. Menotti was incredulous, Carandente was appalled. After a few days they phoned Smith again, were jolted to hear him announce that there were now 16 pieces cooling in the mill...