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LEONARDO DA VINCI

Japan Times
WORLD
May 29, 2019
Swiss court blocks Italy¡¯s bid for possible da Vinci portrait
Switzerland¡¯s highest court has rejected Italy¡¯s request for the return of an oil painting attributed by some to Leonardo Da Vinci, ruling no Swiss laws were broken when the work was brought over the border.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 9, 2019
Florence study proves artist Leonardo da Vinci was ambidextrous
An in-depth study of Leonardo da Vinci¡¯s earliest-known drawing has proved that the great Renaissance artist was ambidextrous, Italy¡¯s Uffizi Gallery said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2017
Christie¡¯s expects portrait of Christ, last privately owned Da Vinci painting, to fetch $100 million
The last privately owned Leonardo da Vinci painting and one of fewer than 20 by the Renaissance artist known to still exist is hitting the auction block, Christie¡¯s announced on Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 8, 2016
¡®The Universe and Art: Princess Kaguya, Leonardo Da Vinci, teamLab¡¯: Art that moves beyond our world
In the beginning, long before Netflix and Google Maps, our ancestors had only the sky, the sun, the moon and the stars to guide, dazzle and humble them. Naturally, as religions began to form, the first place to look was up, because surely that¡¯s where the deities dwell, right? And that yearning to better...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 7, 2015
Copies can help us see Leonardo da Vinci¡¯s original
Many historical exhibitions tend to be collections of whatever the museum in question can get their hands on, loosely united around a period, a theme, or the name of a famous artist. The exhibition that has just finished at the Bunkamura ¡°Money and Beauty: Botticelli and the Renaissance in Florence¡°...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 19, 2015
¡®Leonardo da Vinci and the Battle of Anghiari¡¯
May 26-Aug. 9
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 16, 2014
¡®Early Mona Lisa¡¯ traced to English country home
Researchers into the provenance of a painting dubbed the ¡°Early Mona Lisa¡± reported on Monday they had identified an English noble who probably bought it in Italy in the late 18th century and a country house where it was found in 1911.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 26, 2014
Traci Consoli: ¡®Follow your dreams and your heart¡¯
What first brought you to Japan? I graduated. It seemed like a good idea at the time.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 23, 2013
Sometimes it¡¯s hard for Leonardo to impress
The reputation of Leonardo da Vinci is like an inverted pyramid ¡ª a massive, impressive structure that can draw a vast audience, but stands on an extremely narrow base. Although regarded as one of the ¡°Big Three¡± artists of the Renaissance ¡ª along with Michelangelo and Raphael ¡ª the paintings on...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 25, 2013
¡®Leonardo da Vinci: Biblioteca Pinacoteca Ambrosiana¡¯
Leonardo da Vinci is probably best-known for his ¡°Mona Lisa,¡± but as a painter, artist and engineer, he was also one of the most prominent personalities of the Italian Renaissance.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Slowly but surely, Tokyo is becoming a hot spot for chicken rice
One of Singapore's most iconic dishes, the humble chicken rice is given an upscale treatment at a new Marunouchi cafe.
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
A day in the life of an Asakusa rickshaw driver
Rickshaws are a fixture of Japan's tourist hot spots, but driving them is far from a leisure activity.
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.

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