Michelangelo’s Last Judgment ‘based on male prostitutes’
November 13th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 13 (ANI): The Last Judgment fresco, which took Michelangelo four years to complete, is based on male prostitutes he encountered in homosexual bathhouses and brothels, it has emerged.Elena Lazzarini, of ... Read more...
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Rehabilitate slum dwellers, rules court
February 11th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Stressing that everyone has right to live a decent life, the Delhi High Court Thursday asked the government and the civic agencies to rehabilitate jhuggi (slum) dwellers ... Read more...
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Michelangelo’s self-portrait found hidden in his final painting
July 2nd, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 2 (ANI): A self-portrait by renowned Italian Renaissance mastermind Michelangelo has been found hidden in his final painting, the Crucifixion of Saint Peter, believe experts.According to Maurizio De Luca, the ... Read more...
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Nativity and Last Judgment diptych confirmed as 12th or 13th century masterpiece
December 28th, 2007 - 4:55 pm ICT by admin
London, December 28 (ANI): Carbon14 dating tests done in Britain and France have confirmed that the exquisite Nativity and Last Judgment diptych is a genuine masterpiece of the 12th or 13th century.The ... Read more...
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