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After Italy bought a rare Antonello da Messina at Sotheby’s for $14.9 million, museums across the country are competing to secure the Renaissance treasure.

Much of Messina’s cultural memory was destroyed in a 1908 earthquake, but the Italian government has secured a masterpiece by the port city’s greatest son ...

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A record-setting Michelangelo chalk drawing for the Sistine Chapel ceiling came in through an online portal for requesting estimates.

Italy recently secured Antonello da Messina's illustrious 'Ecce Homo' painting for $14.9 million, effectively preventing it from being auctioned in New York. The acquisition of this rare piece, ...

The ministry described the small, tempera painting as a unique work in Renaissance art and a major addition to its strategy to expand and promote Italy's cultural heritage. The double-sided panel ...

A small panel marking the beginning of the most radical investigation into the face of suffering in the Renaissance: ...

Antonello da Messina, Ecce Homo, recto with Saint Jerome (c. 1470; tempera on panel, 20.3 x 14.9 cm) “Through a parliamentary interpellation we have asked the regional government to take action with ...

ROME, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Italy has bought Antonello da Messina's "Ecce Homo" for $14.9 million, securing the rare work by the 15th‑century Renaissance master just as it was due to be auctioned in New ...