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Leonardo da Vinci just became even more prolific. An analysis released in the U.K.-based Antiques Trade Gazette claims a small portrait once attributed to a 19th century German artist was actually painted by the Italian master around the year 1500. The surprising revelation is but the latest in a series of cases in which "lost" pieces of artwork were rediscovered through art authentication. But how can experts - who have previously certified works by Caravaggio, Raphael, Van Gogh and countless others - be so sure that a specific painter is responsible for a work...
First of all, the relevance of Christopher Columbus to the specific history of the United States is dubious at best—the man was an Italian hired by the Spanish crown who landed in Latin America rather than in Boston or in the Chesapeake. If anything, his arrival in the “New World” marks the dawn of an era of European expansion and exploitation, which devastated Native Americans and other indigenous populations. And considering that Columbus Day is the only American national holiday (aside from January’s Martin Luther King, Jr. ,Day) still...
Last Friday, Banda Roncati—an Italian marching band that was in town to play in that weekend’s Honk Parade—performed in the open space between the Science Center and the yard despite the drizzling rain...
Though not heavily publicized, the band attracted a diverse crowd of about 40, including small children and parents, tourists walking through campus, and several sections of “Italian C” students...
...Later joined the predecessor to the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Bureau of Narcotics, after being told they needed Italian-American agents to pursue members of the Mafia. Stayed with the agency for 32 years and worked around the world, retiring as head of the DEA's Arizona office...