Leo X (1475-1521), who was pope from 1513 to 1521, was a lavish patron of the arts and an international political manipulator. The Reformation began during his reign.In the second half of the 15th cen...
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A rare portrait by Renaissance master Raphael that shows a Florentine ruler from the famed Medici family will be offered at a public auction this summer, Christie's said Monday.Christie's expects t...
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Today is Friday, June 15, the 166th day of 2007. There are 199 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 15, 1215, England's King John put his seal to Magna Carta ("the Great Chart...
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Scientists have exhumed the Renaissance-era remains of two intellectuals who belonged to Florence's powerful Medici family court, in an effort to learn more about their lives and deaths.The 15th ce...
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Today is Thursday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2008. There are 363 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:Fifty years ago, on Jan. 3, 1958, the first six members of the newly formed U.S. C...
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Rare Raphael portrait to be auctioned
