StrangeSights: Kosovo honours Blair with life-size statue; NASA asked to help find Loch Ness Monster; and, Alfa Romeo changes car name after Milan criticism
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Canadian artist hopes to be “visual ambassador” of Pope Francis’ message to poor
Vatican CityRNS A self-proclaimed “visual ambassador” of Pope Francis’ message, Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz is on his way to becoming the most prolific Catholic sculptor under the pontiff’s tenure, with another installation at the Vatican this week. Schmalz, whose most famous statue, Homeless Jesus, has been recast and installed in more than 100 locations around the […]
Restorers uncover new details in a Michelangelo Pieta
Rome, ItalyAP A restoration of one of Michelangelo’s sculptures of the Madonna and Christ has uncovered previously unknown details, including the artist’s tool marks, that had been hidden under centuries of dust and wax. Florence’s Museo dell’Opera del Duomo said Wednesday that the cleaning of the Bandini Pieta, which began last year but was suspended […]
Pope urges compassion for migrants and refugees
Pope Francis has urged people to show compassion to migrants and refugees as he unveiled a new monument to migration in St Peter’s Square on Sunday. The life-sized sculpture, known as Angels Unawares, is the work of Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz and depicts 140 migrants and refugees from different historical periods traveling on a boat including Mary […]
STRANGESIGHTS: RUSSIAN BILLIONAIRE INAUGURATED AS LEADER OF “SPACE NATION”; THE “RESTORATION” OF ST GEORGE; AND A RAT’S (RATHER EXPENSIVE) LAST MEAL…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…