Renowned for his great strength and his completion of the famous 12 Labors, Hercules may be the most larger-than-life figure in classical mythology — but that didn't stop his ancient devotees from ...

Italian authorities are searching for a woman filmed simulating a sex act with a Bacchus statue in Florence - now threatening to ban her from the city for life. The woman, whose identity and ...

A messy inheritance conflict ensued, complicated by the Italian Culture Ministry's legal control over many of its treasures. Çam got to study the Ludovisi Pan, as the sculpture is known ...

But Ron Onesti of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans said there was no such debate about the Columbus statues. "There was no outrage by City Council back in 2020," he said. On July 17 ...

Michelangelo's David is among the most famous pieces of Renaissance artwork and remains a well-known symbol of Italy. More than 1.4 million people visit the sculpture annually at Florence's ...

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First came the retrieval of the statue from the water, then the restoration, then the search for a new home. Corritone approached representatives from parks, museums and Italian and Spanish ...