Micheál Martin meets Donald Trump in Washington: How the day progressed
The Taoiseach Micheál Martin has been accused by Opposition parties of “plámásing” the US president while also drawing ...
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Did Michelangelo Pull Off Art History’s Greatest Hoax With ‘Laocoön’?
The Vatican Museums' Laocoön and His Sons is long considered an exemplar of Hellenistic artistry—but what if it was actually ...
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Saints and sinners: Triumphs, scandals, and wars of the papacy
Renaissance and Reformation Papacy: Art and corruption The Renaissance Popes, including Pope Julius II (1503–1513) and Pope Leo X (1513–1521), were great patrons of the arts, funding masterpie ...
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The 8 Worst Popes in Catholic Church History
Born as: Giovanni de’ Medici (Florence, 1475) A member of the wealthy Medici family, Pope Leo X spent lavishly on Renaissance art and drove the church into financial ruin. To refill church funds ...
In deflation-hit China, one store holds flash sales four times a day
Leo Liu, manager of the sprawling Wankelai store in the Chinese capital of Beijing, spoke into a microphone, announcing ...