Beijing Touts Hong Kong’s Business Bona Fides Amid Rights Restrictions
The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning made the following statement on October 17, 2024 “Since its return to China, Hong Kong has retained its status as an international financial, shipping and trade center, remained free and open, and maintained world-class business environment.” Source: China’s Foreign Ministry […]
The Big Review: 14th-Century Siena is Magnificent at the Met
Reuniting the surviving sections of the city’s altarpiece marvel is just the start of this important, beautifully staged show at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art The Sienese painter Duccio completed his only signed work, Maestà (majesty), the grand altarpiece for his city’s cathedral, in the baking-hot summer of 1311. This was such a momentous […]
Long-Lost Drawings Found Inside Michelangelo’s Secret Bunke
Historian Dr Michael Scott embarks on an adventure to explore the hidden treasures of Italy’s astonishing cities, bringing a fascinating new insight into 2,000 years of history. In Florence, Dr Scott is delighted to explore a small chamber under the Medici chapels in the Basilica of San Lorenzo. This is believed to be Michelangelo’s secret […]