The House of Marco Fabio Rufo, one of the most imposing and prestigious residences in ancient Pompeii, is the focus of a major restoration project valued at 1,462,000 euros, entirely funded by the private company PompeiAR. Overlooking the…
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A rare fresco painted on a round wicker mat, rather than on a wall, canvas, panel, or any other traditional support: this is what makes *Christ and the Samaritan Woman*, a work by Luca Giordano (Naples, 1634 –1705), which is now part…
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For years it served as a barracks, then it was abandoned, and now, in Savona, a three-year restoration project is returning one of Liguria’s most important Renaissance churches to the public. This is the Church of San Giacomo, a…
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Twenty-six 18th-century pocket watches, crafted in gold and enamel by English and French manufacturers, were stolen from the Reggia di Venaria Reale, just outside Turin. The total value of the collection is estimated at 150,000 euros. The…
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In Amsterdam, along one of the canals in the historic center, at 38 Oudezijds Voorburgwal, there is a 17th-century house that , from the outside, gives no hint of anything unusual. The facade, squeezed between the buildings of the old…
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They used to be found in kitchens, on dining tables, in bathrooms, and in the windows of souvenir shops. They were mugs, plates, ashtrays, figurines, placemats, and decorative items that depicted Australian Aboriginal people through…
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A rare hardcover first edition of J.K. Rowling’s *Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone*, published in 1997 by Bloomsbury, sold at auction for $400,000, marking the second-highest auction price ever recorded for the book. The…
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The history of a company can also become the history of a country—of its social changes and the way it has learned to tell its story through images, advertisements, and everyday objects. This is the perspective behind the DEISA Ebano…
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