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The Palazzo dei Normanni in Palermo was the seat of the Kings of Sicily. It was started in the 9th century by the Emir of Palermo and extended in the 12th century by Roger II and other Norman kings. The palace contains the Cappella Palatina, by far the best example of the so-called Arab-Norman-Byzantine style that prevailed in the 12th-century Sicily. The wonderful mosaics, the wooden roof, elaborately fretted and painted, and the marble incrustation of the lower part of the walls and the floor are very fine. Of the palace itself the greater part was rebuilt and added in Spanish times, but there are some other parts of Roger's work left, specially the hall called Sala Normanna. Since 1946 the palace has housed the Sicilian Regional Assembly. Text from Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_dei_Normanni

The Apollo Belvedere is a marble sculpture that was rediscovered in the late 15th century; for centuries it epitomized the ideals of Classical Antiquity for Europeans, from the Renaissance through the 19th century. In the 1530s it was engraved by Marcantonio Raimondi, whose printed image transmitted the famous pose throughout Europe. Before his engraving existed, the Mantuan sculptor Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi, called "L'Antico", had made a careful wax model of it, which he cast in bronze, finely finished and partly gilded, to figure in the Gonzaga collection, and in further copies in a handful of others. Albrecht Dürer reversed the Apollo's pose for his Adam in a 1504 engraving of Adam and Eve, suggesting that he saw it in Rome. When L'Antico and Dürer saw it, the Apollo was probably still in the personal collection of Giuliano della Rovere, who, once he was pope as Julius II, transferred the prize in 1511 to the small sculpture court of the Belvedere, the palazzetto or summerhouse that was linked to the Vatican Palace by Bramante's large Cortile del Belvedere. It became the Apollo of the Cortile del Belvedere and the name has remained with it, though the sculpture has long been indoors, in the Museo Pio-Clementino at the Vatican Museums, Rome. The marble is a Hellenistic or Roman copy of a bronze original by the Greek sculptor Leochares, made between 350—325 BC. For centuries it was treasured as the most celebrated work of Greek sculpture. The neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova adopted the fluent Apollo Belvedere for his marble Perseus (Metropolitan Museum). Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Belvedere

Antonio Canova (November 1, 1757 - October 13, 1822) was a Venetian sculptor who became famous for his marble sculptures that delicately rendered nude flesh. The epitome of the neoclassical sculptor, his work marked a return to classical refinement after the theatrical excesses of Baroque art. Among Canova's heroic compositions, his Perseus with the Head of Medusa appeared soon after his return from Germany. The moment of representation is when the hero, flushed with conquest, displays the head of the "snaky Gorgon," whilst the right hand grasps a sword of singular device. By a public decree, this fine work was placed in one of the stanze of the Vatican hitherto reserved for the most precious works of antiquity. Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Canova

The Apollo Belvedere is a marble sculpture that was rediscovered in the late 15th century; for centuries it epitomized the ideals of Classical Antiquity for Europeans, from the Renaissance through the 19th century. In the 1530s it was engraved by Marcantonio Raimondi, whose printed image transmitted the famous pose throughout Europe. Before his engraving existed, the Mantuan sculptor Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi, called "L'Antico", had made a careful wax model of it, which he cast in bronze, finely finished and partly gilded, to figure in the Gonzaga collection, and in further copies in a handful of others. Albrecht Dürer reversed the Apollo's pose for his Adam in a 1504 engraving of Adam and Eve, suggesting that he saw it in Rome. When L'Antico and Dürer saw it, the Apollo was probably still in the personal collection of Giuliano della Rovere, who, once he was pope as Julius II, transferred the prize in 1511 to the small sculpture court of the Belvedere, the palazzetto or summerhouse that was linked to the Vatican Palace by Bramante's large Cortile del Belvedere. It became the Apollo of the Cortile del Belvedere and the name has remained with it, though the sculpture has long been indoors, in the Museo Pio-Clementino at the Vatican Museums, Rome. The marble is a Hellenistic or Roman copy of a bronze original by the Greek sculptor Leochares, made between 350—325 BC. For centuries it was treasured as the most celebrated work of Greek sculpture. The neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova adopted the fluent Apollo Belvedere for his marble Perseus (Metropolitan Museum). Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Belvedere

The Museum is housed in the splendid Palazzo Vitelleschi, constructed between 1436 and 1439 at the behest of Cardinal Giovanni Vitelleschi, under the pontificate of Eugenius IV. The building, one of the most important monuments of the early Renaissance in Lazio, was used as an accommodation for the clergy in their stops at Corneto. Passed subsequently to the family in 1900 the Soderini Palace was purchased by the municipality of Tarquinia in 1916, and given to the State to be the Archaeological Museum. Opened in 1924 with the merger of two historic19th-century collections, the Municipal Library and the private collection of counts Bruschi-Fadaee, the Museum has been gradually enriched with the placing of materials from excavations conducted in the area of the ancient Etruscan city and its vast necropolis. From the early 80s, many rooms of the Museum have been renovated and older installations reinstalled. Currently on the ground floor are funerary sculptures in stone, especially the magnificent sarcophagi from the noble tombs of the Hellenistic age. The first floor houses the furnishings from the rich city's necropolis, but also the famous clay relief with winged horses from the pediment of the great Temple of the Ara della Regina. On the second floor are some paintings from painted tombs, removed in the 50s for conservation purposes and refit on frames that allow the reconstruction of the burial chamber. Text from: www.beniculturali.it/mibac/opencms/MiBAC/sito-MiBAC/Luogo...

The Museum is housed in the splendid Palazzo Vitelleschi, constructed between 1436 and 1439 at the behest of Cardinal Giovanni Vitelleschi, under the pontificate of Eugenius IV. The building, one of the most important monuments of the early Renaissance in Lazio, was used as an accommodation for the clergy in their stops at Corneto. Passed subsequently to the family in 1900 the Soderini Palace was purchased by the municipality of Tarquinia in 1916, and given to the State to be the Archaeological Museum. Opened in 1924 with the merger of two historic19th-century collections, the Municipal Library and the private collection of counts Bruschi-Fadaee, the Museum has been gradually enriched with the placing of materials from excavations conducted in the area of the ancient Etruscan city and its vast necropolis. From the early 80s, many rooms of the Museum have been renovated and older installations reinstalled. Currently on the ground floor are funerary sculptures in stone, especially the magnificent sarcophagi from the noble tombs of the Hellenistic age. The first floor houses the furnishings from the rich city's necropolis, but also the famous clay relief with winged horses from the pediment of the great Temple of the Ara della Regina. On the second floor are some paintings from painted tombs, removed in the 50s for conservation purposes and refit on frames that allow the reconstruction of the burial chamber. Text from: www.beniculturali.it/mibac/opencms/MiBAC/sito-MiBAC/Luogo...

The Brooklyn Museum, located at 200 Eastern Parkway, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, is the second largest art museum in New York City, and one of the largest in the United States. Arnold L. Lehman is the museum's Director. Opened in 1897, the Brooklyn Museum building is a steel frame structure—built to the standards of classical masonry—designed by the famous architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White and built by the Carlin Construction Company. Daniel Chester French, the noted sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial, was the sculptor of two allegorical figures, Brooklyn and Manhattan, and of the figures on the pediment. One of the premier art institutions in the world, its permanent collection includes more than one-and-a-half million objects, from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art, and the art of many other cultures. Housed in a 560,000 square foot (52,000 m²), Beaux-Arts building, approximately 500,000 patrons visit the museum each year. Located in Central Brooklyn, the museum is a half-hour from midtown Manhattan and about 15minutes from downtown Brooklyn, and is serviced by the Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum IRT subway 2/3 station, and the nearby Botanic Garden station of the BMT Franklin Avenue Shuttle. The Museum is located on Eastern Parkway, at Washington Avenue, and is on the same parcel of land that contains the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Mount Prospect Park, and the Central Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. The Brooklyn Museum exhibits collections that seek to embody the rich artistic heritage of world cultures. The museum sits at the border of the Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, and Flatbush neighborhoods. It is near Brooklyn's Prospect Park. In 2002, the museum purchased the work The Dinner Party by feminist artist Judy Chicago funded by a gift from The Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation. Its permanent exhibition opened in March, 2007. The Brooklyn Museum changed its name to Brooklyn Museum of Art in 1997. On March 12, 2004, the museum announced that it would again be called by its previous name. Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Museum

The Brooklyn Museum, located at 200 Eastern Parkway, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, is the second largest art museum in New York City, and one of the largest in the United States. Arnold L. Lehman is the museum's Director. Opened in 1897, the Brooklyn Museum building is a steel frame structure—built to the standards of classical masonry—designed by the famous architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White and built by the Carlin Construction Company. Daniel Chester French, the noted sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial, was the sculptor of two allegorical figures, Brooklyn and Manhattan, and of the figures on the pediment. One of the premier art institutions in the world, its permanent collection includes more than one-and-a-half million objects, from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art, and the art of many other cultures. Housed in a 560,000 square foot (52,000 m²), Beaux-Arts building, approximately 500,000 patrons visit the museum each year. Located in Central Brooklyn, the museum is a half-hour from midtown Manhattan and about 15minutes from downtown Brooklyn, and is serviced by the Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum IRT subway 2/3 station, and the nearby Botanic Garden station of the BMT Franklin Avenue Shuttle. The Museum is located on Eastern Parkway, at Washington Avenue, and is on the same parcel of land that contains the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Mount Prospect Park, and the Central Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. The Brooklyn Museum exhibits collections that seek to embody the rich artistic heritage of world cultures. The museum sits at the border of the Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, and Flatbush neighborhoods. It is near Brooklyn's Prospect Park. In 2002, the museum purchased the work The Dinner Party by feminist artist Judy Chicago funded by a gift from The Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation. Its permanent exhibition opened in March, 2007. The Brooklyn Museum changed its name to Brooklyn Museum of Art in 1997. On March 12, 2004, the museum announced that it would again be called by its previous name. Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Museum