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...Filippino's fame had long since faded when England's Pre-Raphaelites "discovered" the genius of his forgotten teacher, lavished praise on his lyrical style and rhythmic lines, and elevated him to the status of a Renaissance icon - Botticelli. Now master and student share the spotlight at Florence's Palazzo Strozzi, allowing art lovers to make their own assessment of who was the greater. "Botticelli and Filippino: Passion and Grace in Fifteenth Century Florentine Painting" (through July 11) is the evolution of a smaller show held at the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris earlier this year, enriched with...
...Genoa; one of the great pleasures of the place is getting lost amid the city's serpentine streets and undulating hillside avenues. But some roads should be sought out, notably Via Garibaldi, a majestic stretch of cobblestone flanked by 16th century villas just above the old port. One palace, Palazzo Tursi, has been the site of City Hall since 1848; others (Palazzo Rosso and Palazzo Bianco) have been turned into museums. When this city of 700,000 was picked?along with Lille, France?to be European Capital of Culture for 2004, the Italian government poured in $40 million for more...
...great pleasures of the place is getting lost amid the city's serpentine streets and undulating hillside avenues. But some roads should be sought out, notably Via Garibaldi, a majestic stretch of cobblestone flanked by 16th century villas just above the old port. One of those palaces, Palazzo Tursi, has been the site of City Hall since 1848; others (Palazzo Rosso and Palazzo Bianco) have been turned into museums. When this city of 700,000 was picked - along with Lille, France - to be European Capital of Culture for 2004, the Italian government poured in $40 million for more than...
High-end luxury stores like Gucci and Ferragamo line Florence's ritzy Via Tornabuoni, but one addition boasts more than the latest spring fashions. Renovations for the new MaxMara boutique, housed in the 15th century Palazzo Corsi, uncovered a series of elaborate frescoes dating to the 1590s. They are believed to be the creation of well-known 16th century artist Agostino Ciampelli, who worked for the powerful Medici family. MaxMara has also maintained decorations from the 19th century as well as the original bookshelves from the famous bookstore that had occupied the building for more than 100 years...
...work (amazingly, the U.K.'s first major show devoted to him) which opens this week at London's National Gallery and runs through May 23. Born in 1541, Theotokópoulos moved to Venice soon after 1566, and then to Rome in 1570, where he lived in the Palazzo Farnese. While in Italy, he learned from Renaissance masters like Titian, Tintoretto and Michelangelo, and Mannerists like Parmigianino. He readily took on their style; one of several versions of the Purification of the Temple, from the 1570s, quotes extensively from Raphael and Michelangelo. Yet he failed to find great success...