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Riccardo Benassi, Monia Ben Hamouda and Binta Diaw are the three shortlisted artists for the fourth edition of MAXXI BVLGARI PRIZE. The three finalists were announced recentely during a special event at the Italian Embassy in Paris. 

An award dedicated to supporting young artists, this is the fourth edition of the prize and the selected artists' ...

For the first time in Rome, a selection of drawings and sketches of costumes and decorations for ballet, theatre and cabaret, created by the famous fashion legend Yves Saint Laurent, retracing the designer's profound lifelong passion for the world of entertainment.

Cultured and lovers of the arts, the Farneses put together a vast collection which included paintings, ancient sculptures, sketches, drawings and manuscripts. Today much of it is brought together in an exhibition.

Within the history of the lapidary arts, the so-called “CABOCHON” cut is considered one of the oldest techniques of cutting gems.

Appreciated since Antiquity, this technique was practiced by craftsmen from China to the Mediterranean basin, via India, because it highlighted the color of the gemstones.

The CABOCHON cut became a signature of ...