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Leonardo in Milan
July 08, 2025
Failing to secure commissions in Florence, Leonardo travels to Milan where he is determined to make his name at the court of the Duke of Sforza. He turns his hand to designing of weapons of war… but is also given the freedom to indulge his creativity and thirst for knowledge.
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Pietà
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Michelangelo carves his Pietà – a remarkable image of the Madonna holding her dead son....
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July 8, 2025
How the greatest artworks of all time were born of an era of war, rivalry and bloodshed.
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