Eike Schmidt
Italy’s landmark Vasari Corridor defaced by spray paint
The director of Florence's Uffizi Galleries called on Aug. 23 for stiff penalties against vandals who spray-painted graffiti on exterior columns of the Vasari Corridor connecting the famed museum to the Boboli Gardens.
Hours later, Italy's Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said the presumed vandals have been identified by Carabinieri police. He did not identify the suspects.
Florence’s Uffizi gallery highlights plight of acid victims
Portraits of acid attack victims have gone on show at Italy's Uffizi art gallery alongside a sculpture by Baroque master Bernini of his lover whose face he disfigured out of jealousy.
The exhibition at the prestigious Florence museum aims to show the horror of violence against women - starting with one of the world's greatest sculptors.
Rome's coronavirus-hit Raphael exhibition to reopen in June
An exhibition commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of Renaissance artist Raphael will reopen on June 2 in Rome and its run extended until Aug. 30, after it fell foul of the COVID-19 lockdown.